I didn't think I could play in a band. It just wasn't an option - all band members were men, and bandleaders were men. Cynthia Robinson bandbandleaderman Change image and share on social
I realized I was a girl playing with all of these great musicians, but race and gender never did cross my mind, really, until other people started talking about them. They weren't really an issue for me. Cynthia Robinson crossgendergirl share on social
I told my kids, 'It doesn't matter if this person or that person in the family isn't perfect; this is what you've got. We have to work with that, and if you can't work with that, then you're just jumping into someone else's family, and there's always going to be something missing if you don't work that out.' Cynthia Robinson familyhavejump share on social