Once you get people to actually talk about it, they have no clue what they’re talking about,’ she laughs, proceeding to throw her support behind the trans community amid the onslaught of attacks their rights and freedoms face.
(Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images)] ‘At one time in my life, I fired five members of my band because they spoke disgustingly over a WhatsApp chat, and I felt it was inappropriate, so we fired ’em!
Speaking to me over Zoom amid a frantic press day, she makes it clear it’s an accolade that means a lot to her, recounting times when she’s willingly made sacrifices to protect her relationships with the queer people she cherishes.
‘I feel more important when the gay community thinks I’m cool,’ Anastacia declares proudly, having well and truly earned her badge of LGBTQ+ icon.
‘I’m like, how many trans people do you know in your life?
