The Mark Of Cain (Civilians)
The Mark of Cain guitarist Josie Scott has come out as transgender.
In a moving post shared to Facebook on 2 February, she shared that she has struggled with gender dysphoria since she was “about eight years old”. “I’d always assumed I’d just live my life, complain a lot, and die,” she said.
She revealed that her close friends and family know her as Josie, or “Jo for short”, and that on the gender spectrum she fits “within the paradigm of being a trans woman”.
“It’s been liberating to finally live as myself albeit challenging at the same time, but the happiness I feel outweighs any obstacles I’ve faced so far,” she wrote.
She also shared that her decision to come out was inspired by younger trans people.
She said: “Seeing so many young people now able to embrace who they are and live authentically without as much b******* as existed when I was young helped shine a light on the possibility that maybe I can finally be me in my autumn years.”
Scott also confirmed that her gender identity will not change her involvement with the Australian alternative metal band.
“We’ll continue to write, record and perform hard heavy music and I may look a little more androgynous but everything else remains the same,” she said.
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