Article 739NR Mark of Cain singer comes out as trans ‘to finally live as myself’

Mark of Cain singer comes out as trans ‘to finally live as myself’

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Sian Cain
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Josie Scott, who has played in the Australian heavy metal band with her brother Kim for 40 years, writes to fans: I've decided to embrace, rather than endure, who I am'

The guitarist and vocalist in Australian heavy metal band the Mark of Cain has come out as a trans woman, writing that seeing younger trans people live freely had helped shine a light on the possibility that maybe I can finally be me in my autumn years".

On Monday night, Josie Scott wrote a statement to fans on the band's social media, announcing that her family know her as Josie or Jo and given where I identify on the gender spectrum, I fit within the paradigm of being a trans woman".

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