Ryan Cassata is one of the subjects at the heart of “Songs For Alexis,” a beautiful docu-love story about a teenage trans male musician (Cassata) and his girlfriend, Alexis. Directed by Elvira Lind, ...

Importance of representation in songwriting can not be understated. Folk singer-songwriter Izzy Heltai, who came out as transgender in his teens, stares down the more complicated aspects of his ...

Ryan Cassata is a man of many talents. But after hustling as an independent touring artist for the last 14 years, the Los Angeles-based folk rocker has followed in the footsteps of Elliot Smith, ...

Trans artists Evan Greer and Ryan Cassata are lending their voices for a song to support trans youth. On Monday, to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility, the pair of ...

On Wednesday (Nov. 20), LGBTQ activists everywhere are observing Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual honoring of those whose lives were lost in acts of hateful violence against the transgender ...

Transgender singer Ryan Cassata is calling out “American Idol” for capitalizing on the recent media spotlight on transgender issues. Cassata claims that after initially being cut from the competition ...

Ryan Cassata doesn’t wait around for anything. The precocious 20-year-old singer/songwriter, activist, motivational speaker and YouTube sensation begged his parents for guitar lessons at just 6, and ...

Did American Idol try to jump on the transgender bandwagon? That’s what 21-year-old musician Ryan Cassata — a transgender singer, songwriter and activist — claims happened when he was contacted by a ...

American Idol has never been about the singing. It styled itself as a singing competition for years, but it's always been just a TV show. Its latest controversy proves it. Transgender singer Ryan ...