NewAmericana Transgender Cantador

There are plenty of male folk-twang Americana singer songwriters who sing about love, oppression, assimilation, and growing up an outcast in the U.S. But not many of them can say they learned to write songs at Girl Scout camp.

StormMiguel Florez (1971-) was born and raised as a girl in Albuquerque, New Mexico. More importantly, he was a kid who loved to sing. At the age of 5, StormMiguel stood on furniture and performed for his family, by singing along with...