Ezra Furman announced that she identifies as a transgender woman in an Instagram post. The singer-songwriter also revealed in the note that she has been a mother for over two years. Read her full announcement below.
“I wanted to share with everyone that I am a trans woman and also that I am a mother and have been for some time (like 2+ years),” Furman wrote, explaining that she had previously identified herself as non-binary. “I reconciled with the fact that I am a woman and yes for me it is complex, but it is complex to be any kind of woman. I am very proud to be a trans woman and to have come to know and be able to say it. It was not an easy journey. ”
“I haven’t mentioned in public yet that I’m a parent because I was afraid of being tried and grilled about it, as if it was the business of someone other than me and my family,” Furman continued. . “But. I’m telling you I’m a mother now for a reason. Because a problem with being trans is that we have so few visions of how to have an adult life, to grow up and be happy and not die young. “When our baby was born, we had about zero examples of trans women raising children. So here’s one for anyone who wants to see one. I’m a trans woman and a mother. It’s possible.”
Ezra Furman has released his latest album, Twelve nudes, in 2019.