For episode 156, we welcomed singer and artist Mina Caputo to Spear Talk! Mina is an American singer best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of New York City alternative metal band Life of Agony. Mina came out as transgender in 2011 and transitioned to female. Mina is a prolific songwriter who has an extensive career a solo artist. She is also an accomplished abstract artist whose work is in many private collections.

In our discussion we covered her childhood and relationship with her grandfather, growing up and dealing with gender dysphoria, her transition process from Keith to Mina, the current political transgender hot button issues that the media doesn't want you to understand, the fans of Life Of Agony being supportive, touring the world and feeling the power of the fans, how she got into abstract painting, and everything in between.

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