Transsexuals

Justin Bond Is Now Mx. Justin Vivian Bond

By Michael Musto Tue., Mar. 22 2011 at 10:15 AM
Categories: Transsexuals

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And Mx. Bond is referred to as "V" instead of he/she or him/her.

Mx. Bond, of course, is the prodigiously talented singer/comic who was half of Kiki & Herb, the duo that came to Broadway in 2007 and strangely lost the Tony to another duo, a guy and his resentful puppet.

V's first solo album, Dendrophile, is described in the press release like so:

"Sex, gender, and sexuality are foremost themes of the album and important parts of Bond's preoccupation with nature.

"Bond is particularly interested in queer, specifically transgendered, identity, which V has embraced in V's transition to the mixed-gender Mx. Justin Vivian Bond."

Looks like Mx. Bond is really mx.ing it up!

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latenitebump
latenitebump

another cd you can find in bargain bins in neighborhood flea markets near you--soon! ask a friend to burn a copy!

Sass
Sass

Yes, played by Lily Tomlin! was it Ernestine?

Nora-Adrienne Deret
Nora-Adrienne Deret

That face reminds me of the character of the phone operator from Laugh In.

Ziggy
Ziggy

Then why is V making love to a plant on the album cover?

Melinda9
Melinda9

I didn't know what dendrophilia was so I looked it up on Wikipedia - it's the love of trees (and not necessarily a platonic love of trees).

Kwnyc
Kwnyc

New name, same wonderful talent!

Wings
Wings

Yay, Justin Vivian. I'll call you "Mx." and "V" and whatever else you want.

Ramparts
Ramparts

Is this a case of "I hate labels. So call me by a different label"??

Fire
Fire

It seems like Justin is trying to say that the current labels don't describe v very well, so instead of conforming to what other people think trans people should be, v is simply creating v's own space.

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