Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong slams transphobes as 'close-minded'

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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong slams transphobes as 'close-minded'

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By RYAN ADAMCZESKI JANUARY 17 2024 3:49 PM EST In The Advocate

Billie Joe Armstrong had some scathing words for transphobic people in a recent interview promoting Green Day's new album Saviors, which features a "queer singalong."

Billie Joe Armstrong rejects the "close-minded" moral panic over transgender youth.

The lead singer of iconic rock band Green Day recently revealed exactly what he thinks of transphobic people, telling The Los Angeles Times that he believes it's ridiculous to be "afraid" of trans children.

"I just think they're... close-minded," Armstrong said. "It's like people are afraid of their children. Why would you be afraid? Why don't you let your kid just be the kid that they are?"

Armstrong, who is bisexual, first came out to The Advocate in a 1995 interview. He continued to tell The Times about the band's upcoming album, Saviors, which features a new song Armstrong dubbed a "queer singalong."
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