'back to your old self'

No, I'm still Amanda. I'm still wearing women's clothes. I'm still complaining about the unfairness of being discriminated against for doing so, and I am simply NOT my old self. Any suggestion that I'm more valid with a beard is incorrect.

Any suggestion that I'm more masculine with a beard is incorrect.

Any suggestion that what I did as Amanda Michelina wasn't a genuine extension of self is bigotry. Would you say that to a drag queen, Barbara and Mark?

Disliking my AM films doesn't mean that I was a) another persona, b) not being genuine, or c) that I didn't like the films. What really happened is that all these bigoted shit-heads from classical music FINALLY saw my Dakumentary and realised that they had been 100% wrong about my friends, my lifestyle and the quality of my filmmaking. The only remaining option to convince me to perform is an outright apology from ALL the various groups that tried to force me to 'detransition' ... those outright apologies must occur by the end of 2024. Otherwise, I refuse to perform (in any way) in 2025.

- No gigs until I get an apology. No gigs until I get COMPENSATED for the stigma that VUW perpetuated. No gigs until I get a 100% guarantee that my gender expression won't be altered. No gigs until I get a 100% guarantee that Weeded Out cannot legally occur unless I am paid a substantial licencing fee and get to stipulate in the contract that my songs and my guitar are not part of the deal. No gigs until Red Scare admits their transphobia. These apologies must occur. There is no grey area; there is no negotiation.