CN Lester (born 1984) is a British classical and alternative singer-songwriter, as well as an LGBT and transgender rights activist.
[2][3][4][5] Lester is a mezzo-soprano who specializes in castrati and travesti opera, as well as early and classical music and works by female composers.
[11][12] In addition to performing live and recording music, Lester works as a teacher and an author.
[13][14] Their first book, Trans Like Me: A Journey For All Of Us was published by Virago Press in May 2017,[15][16] which they credited as being inspired by Bill's New Frock by Anne Fine, Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel, and My Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein.
[25] They have spoken about having difficulties finding work because of their gender identity and expression: Classical music, now, is very conservative.