"It was on the front page of her personal website that Donna Lee Parsons chose to begin her story with a short vignette about a boy."
— "True Trans Soul Rebel (subscriber-only): In 1982, she introduced the hardcore scene—and the world—to bands like Agnostic Front and Beastie Boys. Your introduction to Donna Lee Parsons is long overdue. Norman Brannon, Antimatter, Apr 2, 2024
"Donna Lee Parsons isn’t particularly well-known in hardcore/punk circles, but she should be. She played a pivotal role in rock history.
Before she transitioned, she founded Rat Cage Records, a record label that released the Beastie Boys’ first two EPs; she signed them at their very first show. Twenty years later, after Parsons came out as trans and the band’s meteoric rise to fame, the artists quietly paid for Parson’s gender affirmation surgery."
— Beastie Boys paid for trans woman’s gender-affirming surgery: She kickstarted their career. They helped her start a new life. Bil Browning, LGBTQ Nation, April 4, 2024
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