Lindsey Deaton is a creator, an artistic director, a public servant and a fierce transgender and LGBTIQ+ youth advocate. Mrs. Deaton is one of the world’s leading experts on the transgender singing voice and is widely recognized as a leader in building the global trans choral movement. She has spoken and written extensively on how to create a safer choral space for trans and gender non-conforming singers.
Lindsey’s Core Values
- Love- the most human expression of grace, emotion and acknowledgement of presence
- Gratitude- thanking and recognizing others for everything they are and do
- Affirmation- the gift of seeing and acknowledging others as they want to be seen
- Intersectionality- to create space and center trans/enby and BIPOC voices
- Excellence- to perform with ease, to communicate clearly and effortlessly the essence of the art, text and music always advocating for the composer, writer, creator
- Resilience- the capacity to be aware of situations, emotional reactions, and the behavior of others
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OUT LOUD free screening for Skirball Cultural Center June 11th-14th
A feel-good film, Out Loud chronicles the triumphant first season of the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles—the largest group of transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals anywhere who sing together. These extraordinary singers don’t just make music, they’re also making history and sharing
Join us for our San Diego Pride Summer Season 2021!
SDQYC is inviting ALL LGBTQIA+ and allied middle and high school students to join us for our San Diego Pride Summer Season 2021!!! Ready to join us? Fill out this Summer 2021 online sign-up form! The San Diego Queer Youth Chorus
TCLA: Finding their true voices
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Engender: Trans Vision and Voice, an interview with Lindsey Deaton
This week’s episode of engender features Lindsey Deaton, the director of the San Diego Queer Youth Chorus and founder of the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles - TCLA. Lindsey brings years of experience as a trans leader of trans-serving organizations, and demonstrates
Transvagina Diaries live performance
The TRANSVAGINA DIARIES performance presented with the support of an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood created by Lindsey Deaton to buy tickets and for more information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-transvagina-diaries-virtual-watch-party-tickets-91548324503
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