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A recent discussion in The Times’s “Live at Home” event series focused on music, activism and queer identity. Meshell Ndegeocello, Brandi Carlile and Hayley Kiyoko, artists with different backgrounds, found shared experiences in a conversation moderated by Nellie Bowles, a culture and technology reporter for The Times.
The panel fielded questions from readers and shared stories of their lives and work. Here are edited excerpts from the event.
When did activism start for each of you? When did you become politically awakened? HAYLEY KIYOKO I was on my own journey. For me, it’s been out of necessity.