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    Wryn's Tiny Desk Contest entry sends love and affirmation to transgender youth

    NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Wryn about their Tiny Desk Contest entries and their forthcoming album.
    by Ayesha Rascoe Jul 10, 2022 2 minutes
    "These are things that I'm personally processing: the anger, the frustration, the love," says Wryn. "And most of the time, what I'm writing about is things that are almost too big for me to talk about."

    In their entry, Wryn sits alone in a room with an acoustic guitar. After taking a meditative sigh, they quietly begin strumming, leading into their song, "Pushing." "Everybody's pushing up against you / And you are who you are who you are who you are

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