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  • Under the Radar

    TED LEO

    Sep 11, 2017 2 minutes
    Words by Kyle Mullin | Photo by
    Ray Lego


    A volunteer for a transgender help hotline. A young black woman struggling with the facets of race in America. Patrons at an Orlando, Florida venue with a proud rainbow logo on the door.

    These are but a few of the gig attendees who approached indie rock troubadour Ted Leo to share moving stories during the string : “Straight white cis men: It’s O.K. to just shut up and just listen.”

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