Dave Davies Fires Back After Moby Calls Lola Transphobic
Moby labeled The Kinks’ Lola as “gross and transphobic” in The Guardian’s Honest Playlist, prompting Dave Davies to respond on X that he’s “highly insulted.” The piece also highlights the long-running debate over Lola’s subject—trans woman or cross-dresser—and Ray Davies’s view that the song’s gender isn’t the point, with Jayne County praising Lola as a barrier-breaking track for LGBTQ visibility.
