Well. This is just fantastic!
Lucas Silveira, the openly transgender lead singer of famously angrogynous Canada-based band The Cliks, won the "Throw Your Underwear Award Male" (Sexiest Canadian Man) in the year end reader's poll from Chart Attack, Canada's premier music magazine.
He narrowly beat out Avril Lavigne's ex and Sum 41 frontman, Deryck Whibley, becoming the first transman to win the award!
Personally, I'm not surprised. Because Deryck Whibley is so eh.
In an interview with About.com, Silveira spoke incredibly openly about the difficulties that he has had to face.
"When I first realized that I wasn’t going to be able to go on T, I was very, very disappointed. Because I thought, finally, I’m going to be able to do this. But then I started doing the research and I discovered that it would do what it would do to my voice."
"I started thinking about that because I feel like, not only am I a voice for the trans community going out into mainstream, but there are guys like me. We’re the guys who are truly in the middle. I’ve had top surgery, but I’m not doing T. And to tell you the truth, I don’t know if I ever will. I feel very comfortable being where I am right now."
Well, a tip of the hat to you, good sir! I congratulate you on your openness, your career, and your now documented sexiness. Well done.
And, to pay my respects to Sileira's success, here is your song of the day!
[images from boston.com and AdamPSmith ]
1 comment:
Mmmmm nom :)
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