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Outlook: Why I’m singing songs for my transgender dad

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Frank Turner sits in an old-fashioned cinema and smiles at the camera, leaning on his acoustic guitar

10/03/2022 GMT

Why I’m singing songs for my transgender dad

BBC World Service - Outlook, Why I’m singing songs for my transgender dad

Musician Frank Turner was estranged from his father for years; now they’re finally close

Musician Frank Turner was estranged from his father for years, but after she transitioned to live as a woman their relationship has finally healed.

Singer-songwriter Frank Turner never got on with his distant and disapproving father. Things got even worse between them when Frank discovered the anarchist punk scene in his teens, and they eventually stopped speaking altogether. But after years of estrangement, Frank had a chance encounter with his father, aged 72, who told him: “I’m thinking of transitioning and living as a woman.” It changed everything between them, and their relationship is finally close and loving. Frank’s new album, FTHC, explores his personal journey.

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Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Rebecca Vincent

(Photo: Frank Turner. Credit: Total Guitar Magazine/Olly Curtis/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

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