n our cover story with Kim Petras (page 46), the trans singer unpacks her historic speech at the Grammys earlier this year. When she took the stage for winning in the category of Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, alongside Sam Smith for their hit “Unholy,” she thanked her mother who “believed me, that I was a girl.” The remark was unplanned. But in that moment, it was important for Petras to acknowledge that a supportive parent, that her mom’s
