2020 Bond was announced as part of the cast of Audible's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman series, playing the role of Desire of the Endless. Personal life Bond is transgender and has said, "for me to claim to be either a man or a woman, feels like a lie. My identity falls somewhere in the middle and is constantly shifting." They undergo feminizing hormone therapy to appear more feminine, and reported feeling great as a result, noting that "I like the way my body looks. Emotionally, it's evened me out." They do not intend to undergo sex reassignment surgery, explaining that "I like my penis, and I am keeping it, but I am creating a transbody—a physical record on my body and a medical record that I am a transgendered person." In 2011, Bond adopted the middle name of Vivian, identifying as Justin Vivian Bond instead of Justin Bond. They use the gender-inclusive honorific Mx. (in place of Ms./Mr.) and neopronoun v (with vself instead of her/himself), a reference to Bond's middle name. In concert at the end of 2014, Bond disclosed having received an invitation to return home for Thanksgiving, conditional upon leaving behind "that fake woman." Acknowledging that "a lot of trans-kids get kicked out of their homes," they mused. "I didn't until I was 51. So I think I'm gonna make it." Elsewhere, they have said that "if it wasn't for my family and the rage they engendered in me, I wouldn't be here." Recognition and influence Bond was referenced in the 1999 Le Tigre song "Hot Topic". Discography Filmography Film Television Audio Notes References Bibliography News and magazine articles Interviews External links JustinBond.com, official website BroadwayWorld.com interview with Justin Bond, June 9, 2007 "The Story of V", feature story in New York, May 2011 Justin Vivian Bond by Joy Episalla , Bomb 1963 births Living people People from Hagerstown, Maryland Non-binary musicians LGBT people from Maryland American LGBT singers Radical Faeries members Non-binary writers Lambda Literary Award winners Singers from Maryland LGBT memoirists American non-binary actors Adelphi University alumni