Background:
JD Samson is originally from Ohio, and is based in New York. JD is a member of the group LeTigre, and is known for everything from making lesbian calendars, to sporting a tattoo reading, "Mustache," and DJing.
Music:
In addition to Le Tigre, JD has worked with:
- The New England Roses
- Peaches
- Radio Sloan and Samantha Maloney.
- Junior Senior
These days, JD is collaborating with Johanna Fateman (also from Le Tigre) on a remix project titled Men.
On Lesbian Teen Life:
JD wrote on the Le Tigre website:
"It was really hard to come out of the closet in Ohio as a fifteen-year-old lesbian. My parents and I fought a lot, and I was constantly getting in trouble for being different (ie: shaving my head, dying my hair). I was extremely fortunate to have some other gay and lesbian friends at my school and in surrounding areas. We attended meetings at the GLBT center in Cleveland every once and a while and quickly found the queer friendly meeting spots for teens. Whenever there were problems with straight kids harassing us we had a whole gang of kids to back us up.
Other Fun Projects:
JD has also put out two beefcake, pinup style calendars, JD's Lesbian Calendar in 2003 and JD's Lesbian Utopia in 2006.
Listening In:
You can listen to some of JDs remixes on her MySpace page.
