Why Iβm singing songs for my transgender dad
Musician Frank Turner was estranged from his father for years, but after she transitioned to live as a woman their relationship has finally healed.
Singer-songwriter Frank Turner never got on with his distant and disapproving father. Things got even worse between them when Frank discovered the anarchist punk scene in his teens, and they eventually stopped speaking altogether. But after years of estrangement, Frank had a chance encounter with his father, aged 72, who told him: βIβm thinking of transitioning and living as a woman.β It changed everything between them, and their relationship is finally close and loving. Frankβs new album, FTHC, explores his personal journey.
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Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Rebecca Vincent
(Photo: Frank Turner. Credit: Total Guitar Magazine/Olly Curtis/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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