Early Life and Family
Brennan was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Linda Parker and musician Ron Dobbins. Brennan was raised by her great-grandmother, a Thoroughbred horse racing seamstress, and grew up traveling between Phoenix, Omaha, Nebraska and the San Francisco Bay Area, an experience she credits for her eclectic musical influences. She began a gender transition in her teens.
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