Rainbow Kitten Surprise singer talks about coming out, using male pronouns in their music

[@damienhenriquez9754]

The drummer is like the most positive happy looking guy I've ever seen in my life. That's pretty cool

[@ellemred]

Absolutely , one day I hope to wake up happy like that 🤗 also even watching it it's extremely contagious

[@zoe2143]

He’s name is bozzie btw

[@BryceRogers_]

@@zoe2143 bozzy is the rhythm guitarist (middle). Drummer is Jess on the left :)

[@zoe2143]

@@BryceRogers_ oh yea, thanks I’ve only seen them in concert once and they’ve changed since this lol but thanks!!

[@jeffbrown-hill7739]

He was smiling ear to ear the ENTIRE show at Red Rocks in July.

[@KirkYardley]

The singer in this band is a genius. I believe he is one of the best lyricists and performers of all time. This guy was born to be a frontman. I think the name of the band (despite being awesome) will hold them back from getting the recognition they deserve.

[@frankiesayspanic]

I thought that at first too. I do think it’s really cute and love it but I was not that interested in checking them out when recommended them for awhile until one beautiful, amazing night when I was bored enough because I figured they were a jokey band or something. Holy shit was I shocked lol. But I think due to word of mouth and just their music being too damn good, they will break through being held back by their name. Or they should start going by RKS officially, like how Andrew Jackson Jihad is now just AJJ.

[@jimileewatt3062]

​@Ayah.Papaya You're correcting pronouns on an outdated comment

[@Freiheit1232]

​@@Ayah.Papayashut up already

[@TheCzar91]

@@jimileewatt3062stfu. Comment was relevant when he was a he.

[@lemonbatz]

looking back on this after ela just came out as trans!! i luv her

[@modernwitch2849]

Same I’m so proud of her!! 😭 🏳️‍⚧️💗

[@polar4356]

@@modernwitch2849 So did they start as a female, go male, then go back? I'm trying to figure out the context of this video and the tweet. No offense meant.

[@modernwitch2849]

@@polar4356 I’m sure you mean no offense. Ela is the lead singer of RKS. She was assigned male at birth. But is now transitioning into a female. Known as MTF. She is a woman.

[@tredandebellotte7138]

@@polar4356 she was assigned male at birth, then came out as gay, now is transitioning to a woman :)

[@jacobcunningham3346]

@@modernwitch2849 I mean they're still a male whether that's what you call them or not 🤷

[@jjjackson7224]

This interviewer seems really kind.

[@yusufsolomon7965]

A Little awkward with the questions but yeah

[@adamsharp-1]

Melo appears a little uncomfortable when he addresses his sexuality - no a critics may, rather an observation. I’m a raving hetero - can’t get enough really - but it’s extraordinarily important that people like Sam know we love him for who he is...

[@Skeptic_101]

When are you guys planning on playing your hometown again???

[@sk863cuz]

weird coincidence im from San Luis Obispo ! I would've went to that show If I was here at the time ha

[@carmel-hayes]

my dad showed me this band

[@coleparkhurst8962]

Sounds like he definitely did not want to be associated with an anthem for the alphabet Mafia.😂

[@veryspecial212]

middle guy looks and acts very Scandinavian lol

[@dancingdooners854]

That is a good band name 😂

[@raegan_1018]

"People like... me i guess" yessssss as a trans woman whos also an rks fan, i really love that. Also hearing her talk about haveing to waig until youre comfortable to share your true feelings before she transitioned feels really poignant

[@vidursharma8710]

RiP Anne p Wagner

[@Brimstonebat]

Who’s that? Pardon the ignorance

[@payyprice367]

have a seat and think ab it lol

[@ladydaisii]

@@Brimstonebatthe bench they are sitting on..has a memorial plaque on it with her name

[@herrerajoey2]

Lol

[@squidbrains]

Shout out to Anne P. Wagner.

[@spencerheath5085]

Honestly that song made me comfortable enough to come out with my own pronouns, they are Captain and Dady used together of course, my life has become so much better because of this.

[@Ayah.Papaya]

ela looks so small next to bozzy 😂

[@Wgravelle]

SLO, Sam. You can just call it SLO 😁

[@frojasguitar]

Love rks, but they are a brutal interview. Holy crap...

[@RainyDayDance]

yea there's 3 of them and the convo is so dry

[@nosajc0okies364]

I just want to say, some gorgeous beards out there! am jelly

[@user-ek1fx5hy6s]

Ela was so handsome but its good she's being her authentic self.

[@jamillefeitosa722]

quero em português af

[@powerstrokepablo]

I think it’s sad that Anne P. Wagner is no longer on a soccer field rip 😂

[@connordavis7721]

Hug?

[@wldwly81]

Same Ol’ questions

[@vo1d_heart997]

Nah sorry loved the music completely don't care about the lead

[@PatrickPerez-o1b]

Hernandez Melissa Rodriguez Nancy Jones Kimberly

[@paullowell3342]

I dnt get the thing about male pronouns. He’s a guy no?

[@Scorpia161]

sometimes.... people are gay

[@roberthanley8660]

You don't hear many songs where a male is singing, and uses a male pronoun to talk about a relationship... "And he's a better kisser than you'd think, mom". They sat on it for a while until he felt comfortable releasing it. Even the first couple of times I heard the song, I thought maybe he was singing the part as a female -- just because you don't generally here that in popular music (and I was a bit naive). It's an amazing song, and I'm glad he reached a point in his life where he felt comfortable releasing it.

[@buzzblebee9763]

Some men fall in love with men and some women fall in love with women the same way a man and a woman fall in love, he fell in love with another man which is why he uses male pronouns

[@brad7566]

@@Scorpia161 but what does that have to do with pronouns? Being gay is a sexuality not a gender identity

[@juniper_trees]

@@brad7566 it means she uses male pronouns in the song, it’s not about his own pronouns

[@lucp.6583]

Why was it hard to use male pronouns in a song?

[@Mr.Higgs.]

Do people who become trans normally keep their opposite gender hair styles?

[@Switzclips]

The sound of their band is about to change drastically, him taking estrogen to transition is about to fuck his voice to hell.

[@faydrapatora8416]

Taking estrogen does not change one's vocal chords.

[@manlyunicorns1999]

Ela uses she/her pronouns

[@frankiepumpkineater]

She sounded the same as always yesterday at Shaky Knees.

[@Switzclips]

@@faydrapatora8416 taking estrogen changes ones range with their vocal chords, it doesn't change them but disallows to use the pitch they had used prior. My brother is F to M and your telling me his deep ass voice is natural? No he had a high pitch voice before and was able to sing now well it sucks.

[@Switzclips]

@@frankiepumpkineater it takes time for estrogen to take over. The pyramids wasn't built in a week.

[@miceman4927]

So he's scared of being gay, and now believes it's a woman.

[@catburglar5067]

No SHE realized after she said that she was gay that she was really just a women. Why do you have to purposely misgender people?

[@miceman4927]

@@catburglar5067 it sounds like he's confused by societal labels. I always liked the idea be comfortable being yourself.

[@realnuisance]

I sincerely hope you don’t ever find yourself in a negative mental state or tortured by your own mind. You have no empathy and the world will have no empathy for you.

[@miceman4927]

@@realnuisance as a rape survivor that's a lot to hope for. I dealt with my issues, but mine were caused. I grew up with crossdressing, being gay, and transsexual were the name of the game. Now everyone jumps straight to transgender and I feel alot of them are calling for attention. Maybe she truly feels this way and I just don't understand. But I strongly believe if your not going through with surgery or hormone treatment start with calling yourself transsexual or a cross dresser. Transgender is such a first world problem it's almost sickining to me.

[@miceman4927]

@@realnuisance don't ever start making remarks to me about the world will have no empathy. I seen that when I was used in ways you can't imagine that left me broken and uncomfortable in my own skin. You probably had an image in your head when you wrote this of who I am and I guarantee that your wrong. I'm friends with sex workers like dominatrixs, I'm a bi-sexual that partakes in swinger activities. I very much believe in the alternative lifestyle

[@JamieJobb]

Everyone probably knows this, but the pronouns which are personally used by myself are these three handy ones (gender unincluded): I. Me. Mine.

[@JamieJobb]

I bet you think That Song is about me ... Don't you ... Don't you ...