Dr. Christopher Cayari (he/they) is an Associate Professor of Music at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; active musical theater, cabaret, and choral performer; a Fulbright Specialist for ethnic, cultural, Asian-American, and gender and sexuality studies; and the founding series editor for the Routledge book series Self-Reflexive Research in Music Disciplines.

• Foreword By Tony E. AdamsChapter 1 – Trans Musical Academics: Embarking on a Collaborative Autoethnography about Education, Performance, and Activism By Christopher CayariChapter 2: Becoming Forgotten: Reflection on Legacy, Legend, and Making Sure It’s Not Really About Me By Stephanie ByersChapter 3: Life As An Unusual Learner: A Series Of Troubling Events By Felix A. GrahamChapter 4: “My Favorite Mistake”: Fugitive Pedagogy, Learning Against and Beyond the Institution By Sadie Hochman-RuizChapter 5: “I Knew LJ Was Queer From The Moment I Saw Them": Reflections On Queer Visibility By Tatyana C. Louis-JacquesChapter 6: Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Do That: A Rebellious Cadence of Non-Conformity, Music, and Activism By Christopher CayariChapter 7: Activist-Researcher-Teacher: Finding Voice and Purpose through Judy, Julie, and Barbra By William SauerlandChapter 8: A Long and Winding Road: Music, Gender, and My Trans Identity By Emma Joy JampoleChapter 9 – Serving Trans Musical Communities: An Activist Manifesto that Moves from Learning and Doing to Being By Christopher CayariAfterword: Reflections on Collaboration, Activism, and New Steps By Emma Joy Jampole

Dr. Christopher Cayari (he/they) is an Associate Professor of Music at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; active musical theater, cabaret, and choral performer; a Fulbright Specialist for ethnic, cultural, Asian-American, and gender and sexuality studies; and the founding series editor for the Routledge book series Self-Reflexive Research in Music Disciplines.

• Foreword By Tony E. AdamsChapter 1 – Trans Musical Academics: Embarking on a Collaborative Autoethnography about Education, Performance, and Activism By Christopher CayariChapter 2: Becoming Forgotten: Reflection on Legacy, Legend, and Making Sure It’s Not Really About Me By Stephanie ByersChapter 3: Life As An Unusual Learner: A Series Of Troubling Events By Felix A. GrahamChapter 4: “My Favorite Mistake”: Fugitive Pedagogy, Learning Against and Beyond the Institution By Sadie Hochman-RuizChapter 5: “I Knew LJ Was Queer From The Moment I Saw Them": Reflections On Queer Visibility By Tatyana C. Louis-JacquesChapter 6: Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Do That: A Rebellious Cadence of Non-Conformity, Music, and Activism By Christopher CayariChapter 7: Activist-Researcher-Teacher: Finding Voice and Purpose through Judy, Julie, and Barbra By William SauerlandChapter 8: A Long and Winding Road: Music, Gender, and My Trans Identity By Emma Joy JampoleChapter 9 – Serving Trans Musical Communities: An Activist Manifesto that Moves from Learning and Doing to Being By Christopher CayariAfterword: Reflections on Collaboration, Activism, and New Steps By Emma Joy Jampole

Dr. Christopher Cayari (he/they) is an Associate Professor of Music at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana; active musical theater, cabaret, and choral performer; a Fulbright Specialist for ethnic, cultural, Asian-American, and gender and sexuality studies; and the founding series editor for the Routledge book series Self-Reflexive Research in Music Disciplines.

• Foreword By Tony E. AdamsChapter 1 – Trans Musical Academics: Embarking on a Collaborative Autoethnography about Education, Performance, and Activism By Christopher CayariChapter 2: Becoming Forgotten: Reflection on Legacy, Legend, and Making Sure It’s Not Really About Me By Stephanie ByersChapter 3: Life As An Unusual Learner: A Series Of Troubling Events By Felix A. GrahamChapter 4: “My Favorite Mistake”: Fugitive Pedagogy, Learning Against and Beyond the Institution By Sadie Hochman-RuizChapter 5: “I Knew LJ Was Queer From The Moment I Saw Them": Reflections On Queer Visibility By Tatyana C. Louis-JacquesChapter 6: Don’t Tell Me I Can’t Do That: A Rebellious Cadence of Non-Conformity, Music, and Activism By Christopher CayariChapter 7: Activist-Researcher-Teacher: Finding Voice and Purpose through Judy, Julie, and Barbra By William SauerlandChapter 8: A Long and Winding Road: Music, Gender, and My Trans Identity By Emma Joy JampoleChapter 9 – Serving Trans Musical Communities: An Activist Manifesto that Moves from Learning and Doing to Being By Christopher CayariAfterword: Reflections on Collaboration, Activism, and New Steps By Emma Joy Jampole