Big Freedia, the "Queen of Bounce," is famous for her music and dancing; her life story and anti-gun activism are less well known.
She was shot twice in 2004, her brother was killed in 2018, and her cousin was killed many years earlier "over a 10-speed bike," she said.
She also narrowly escaped tragedy during Hurricane Katrina, rescued from her New Orleans rooftop in a neighbor's boat with four of her family members.
Music, from gospel to bounce, has gotten Big Freedia through these and many other challenges. The author, activist, and hip-hop artist who headlined San Francisco's 2020 virtual Pride celebration talks about her music, her life, her documentary "Freedia Got A Gun," and her memoir "Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva!"—