Tom Gabel, the lead singer of well-known Florida punk band Against Me!, has revealed to Rolling Stone that she is transgender, becoming one of the first “rock stars” to make such a proclamation, and will soon change her name to Laura Jane Grace. The group’s song “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” suddenly makes a lot more sense.
The announcement, part of a larger story that hits newsstands this Friday, says:
Gabel, who has dealt privately with gender dysphoria for years, will soon begin the process of transition, by taking hormones and undergoing electrolysis treatments.
Gabel will eventually take the name Laura Jane Grace, and will remain married to her wife Heather. “For me, the most terrifying thing about this was how she would accept the news,” says Gabel. “But she’s been super-amazing and understanding.” (Via)
Good for Gabel to have the balls (you know what I mean) to come out on her own terms, and here’s hoping that Against Me!’s next tour, which begins later this month with the Cult, is free of incident from mouth-breathing protesters. (Banner via)
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I hope some mouth-breathing protesters show up, because Against Me! fans will handle them accordingly.
That would be fucking awesome. It’d be nice to see a (figurative) intolerant beat-down at the hands of the reasonable and sensible. Maybe in North Carolina to really sort shit out?
Nothing like screaming “Tolerance and understanding!” while smashing some doofus with a tack hammer.
FEMALES ARE FEMALES AND DUDES ARE DUDES!
This is what kind of comments you will be facing, Against Me! fans. Are you prepared to deal with such expert psychological warfare? I doubt it…I doubt it
This is the first time I have ever heard of this band, though.
That’s cause you’re not PUNK RAWK
I am a fan of Against Me! and was a little surprised at this, but in the end, I am glad that I live in a world where people are free to be who they are and can even marry who they want. World complement North Carolina, that is.
I was surprised as well but I immediately thought of “Ocean” and it all came together.
transgender is the new gay.
If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it Against Me? Seriously, though, when I heard that some “punk” “singer” was undergoing M to F reassignment, I thought it was the front man from Boys Against Girls….
Thankew