Kim Petras Gushes About Being First Transgender Grammy Winner With ‘Unholy’: ‘Hope This Opens Doors For Even More’

This was one of the most talked about performances at the 65th Grammy Awards Thanks to Sam Smith Kim Petras and their award-winning single “Unholy,” Petras also celebrated this win as a big win for ahref=”https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender”>transgender artists.

“Unholy” Smith asked Petras to accept the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The British singer thanked the performers for their contributions and opened the door to the next generation of artists.

Madonna was thanked by Petras and “all the incredible transgender legends before me who kicked these doors open for me so I could be here tonight,” SOPHIE, the late electronic artist/producer. Petras said that, “This is a huge moment for me, Sam. Thank you. You are a true angel and hero in my life, and I love you.”

The “Unholy” In an interview, the performer also expressed praise for Smith during the days leading to the Grammys. “Honestly, the world doesn’t deserve Sam. Sam’s just such an angel and sweet person, and so talented. … This is a very magical collaboration, in the way that we have both experienced the same things — we both grew up in Europe being artistic queer kids, and we share some of the same stories of being spit on in the street or being insulted every day in school.”

“Sam’s been a light in my life for years and very supportive, and it’s nice to have someone who goes through some of the same things I go through to talk to about this stuff,” Petras continued. “Every time we’re onstage together, I just feel really safe and like I can fully be myself. So, this has been lovely.”

Petras talked of the idea of transitioning after an alleged attempt to commit suicide. “five years old” After incidents of gender confusion, per Yahoo.

“It is really a crazy thing to think that I started transitioning almost 20 years ago. It was not a thing. It was not accepted. I was really a joke in German media. I mean, that’s why I left Germany, because they did a bunch of documentaries about me,” The artist spoke. 

“I was just like, ‘I want to help other people,’ but then they detonated me on TV and called me a ‘transvestite’ and all of those things. So, I never really had a chance in Germany. I moved to L.A. as soon as I was old enough, where the only thing that mattered was: ‘Can you write songs? Can you sing?’”

Petras expressed gratitude, but the singer also said that she was grateful for the support. “anti-label.”

“My achievement is being a good musician, where it’s not about being transgender,” The “Unholy” singer insisted. “Even though I think it’s really important that there’s visibility, I also think it’s really important that people in general are seen not for their gender, not for their sexuality, but for their insides. I think the world would be a much better place if we didn’t say, ‘Is this a woman? Is this a man?’ We limit ourselves; we put ourselves in boxes.”

“I think everybody is a person that deserves to be respected equally, and that includes trans people, gay people, all kinds of people. I’m very anti-label. I just think every person is their own special, unique being.”

Petras and Smith were taken online by the “demonic,” Grammys performance of the song featuring hell-themed Grammys “Unholy,” The story is about a father who abandons his family in order to visit a club. 

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