a "dyke". She is also an advocate for queer and transgender rights. She is a dog lover, and she and Akin have had a range of breeds as pets over the years, including a pug, greyhound, and whippet. She also has volunteered with a greyhound adoption group. Her song "My First Night without You" was written after one of her pugs died. , she lives in London, where she recorded La Vita Nuova. Discography References External links 1964 births Living people American women singer-songwriters American country singer-songwriters American women country singers Pansexual women Pansexual musicians Singers from Los Angeles University High School (Los Angeles) alumni Cowpunk musicians Country musicians from California 20th-century American women singers 21st-century American women singers American LGBT songwriters American LGBT singers Singer-songwriters from California American LGBT rights activists