Rigel Gemini

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Rigel Gemini
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Born
Rigel Cable

(1988-05-21) May 21, 1988 (age 36) [1]
New Hampshire
Alma mater Dartmouth College
Notable work"I Can't" music video [2]
SpouseCameron Lee [3]
Website rigelgemini.com

Rigel Gemini is the stage name of Rigel Cable, [4] a queer, non-binary [5] music artist known for his songs entitled "I Can't", [6] "It's The -- For Me", [7] "Coffee In My Cup", [8] and "Gorgeois". [9] His music videos have included queer and trans entertainers, including Gia Gunn and Alyssa Edwards in "I Can't", [10] [11] Gia Gunn in "It's The -- For Me", [7] [12] Ts Madison in "Coffee In My Cup, [13] [14] and Plastique Tiara and Heidi N Closet in "Gorgeois". [9] He released his first album "MELT" in 2021. [15] His music video for "I Can't" was removed from YouTube and re-released. [16] [17]

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Career

Rigel Gemini is a social media content creator on Instagram and YouTube focused on fashion and LGBTQ topics, [18] [19] [20] who also organizes creative events and art shows in Atlanta with his husband Cameron Lee. [3] [21] [22] He is a queer opinion contributor for Adweek [23] [24] and has been outspoken about LGBT activism and social justice. [25] [26] As Rigel Cable, he works in e-commerce and analytics. [27] [28]

Personal life

Rigel Gemini is of Japanese-American and European-American descent; his mother is half Japanese (hāfu), born in Kobe. He identifies as queer and uses he/they pronouns. [29] He was born in New Hampshire and lives in Atlanta. [30] Gemini went to Dartmouth College and graduated in 2010 and married his husband Cameron Lee in 2015. [31]

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  7. 1 2 Jekanoski, Cassie (2021-08-10). ""It's the 一 For Me": A Rigel Gemini Experience ft. Gia Gunn". Office Magazine. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
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