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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sian Cain

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

Josie Scott, member of The Mark of Cain, Adelaide heavy metal/punk band in 2023
The Mark of Cain’s Josie Scott, pictured in 2023. The singer and guitarist has come out as a trans woman in a statement to fans, writing: ‘It’s been liberating to finally live as myself albeit challenging at the same time, but the happiness I feel outweighs any obstacles I’ve faced so far.’ Photograph: Brett O’Malley

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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