‘From None to Number One’ Trans phenom Kim Petras on her journey from couch-surfing to the top of the charts. By Lourdes Zavaleta
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op music’s newest princess, Kim Petras, has had a breakout year. Since releasing her debut single, “I Don’t Want It At All,” in August 2017, the 25-year-old singer/songwriter has garnered millions of streams on Spotify and rapidly deveoped a massive, heavily LGBTQ fan base. Petras’ popularity in the queer community is in part due to her transgender identity. The native of Germany first gained media attention at age 12 when she began hormone therapy. At 16, Petras made headlines worldwide as the youngest person to undergo gender-confirmation surgery. ➝
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