Kalyn Heffernan is an American MC for the band Wheelchair Sports Camp.
Life
Heffernan was born in
Denver, spent her early life in Southern California,
and returned to Denver at age 8.
She was born with the genetic disorder osteogenesis imperfecta. Heffernan is a community activist, participating in a 2017
ADAPT sit-in at Senator
Cory Gardner's office to protest a proposed healthcare bill that would have cut
Medicaid by $722 billion.
In 2018, Heffernan announced her intention to "sit" as a candidate for the 2019 Denver mayoral race.
Heffernan is queer, and was named as one of "Eight Openly Queer Rappers to Watch" by ColorLines.
