The Greatest Gender Benders of Music Podcast

The Greatest Gender Benders of Music Podcast

From Canadian crooner KD Lang, to the original ambisexual androgynous alien, David Bowie, who “fell to Earth and put on a frock”, The Greatest Gender Benders of Music is a ten-part series produced and presented by Radio Nova’s ‘out and proud’ presenter, Clint Drieberg. He examines the music of great ‘gender benders’ and the positive effect on culture they have had especially within the LGBTQI+ community.

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August 26, 2024 1 min

Born in 1947, David Bowie became one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century, and continued to make and release music up until his death in 2016. Known for his fluid personality and musical adventurism, he was a fitting feature for the first episode of our Gender Benders series.

With recordings from live concerts and interview snippets, take a look at the person behind the performance and gain some honest insight into...

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K.D. Lang is a Canadian singer-songwriter best known for Ingénue, the 1992 album that earned her a number one single and a Grammy Award for best pop vocal. An androgynous lesbian rising to iconic success was not the norm in the 1980s, and her bold integrity is inseparable from her lasting legacy as an artist and musician.

She never compromised comfort in her butch presentation, claiming it would be detrimental to her art, and unfa...

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October 8, 2024 1 min

Prince's early music drew attention for its fusion of religious and sexual themes, and he is now regarded by many as having been one of the world's greatest musicians.

With style, swagger, attitude and musicality, Prince didn't just push the boundaries of gender and sexuality, he kicked straight through them- in platform heels- and helped open doors for so many others to do the same. 

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October 15, 2024 1 min

Many people were exposed to a female presented as androgynous for the first time by the legendary Annie Lennox, most famous for her timeless, eerie and emotive "Sweet Dreams" (1983).

According to Lennox, she wanted to generate a sense of being equal with her Eurythmics partner Dave. She certainly had an influential image, but maintained that it also served the purpose of making people think. This it certainly did!

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Freddie Mercury was a British singer-songwriter, and front man of the band 'Queen'. He captivated audiences with his larger-than-life vocal range and flamboyant stage presence before his tragic death from AIDS related illness in 1991.

While Mercury's sexuality wasn't publicly acknowledged until after his death, his music and showmanship have come to symbolize celebration and acceptance of queer identities. He broke the rules, took ...

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