ABSTRACT
Genderqueer and a-gender have become terms for denoting the future; they are employed by mainstream pop stars to self-define themselves in the light of the binary transgender media hype around Laverne Cox, Caitlyn Jenner and other trans artists who have come out recently. This chapter shapes a discourse around issues of gender and popular music by turning to Queer and Trans Studies and Transnational Feminism (which also includes intersectionality). Transgender people of colour have different perspectives and experiences because of their intersectionality and are invisible in queer movements. The chapter presents various examples to explain how transgender and genderqueer pop musicians and their intersectional ties have influenced their music and audience. The chapter shows that it is important to look at gender self-definition and the various intersectional aspects of the artist in music and performance analyses.
