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05-09-2012 #1
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Lead singer of Against Me! is transgender
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"Against Me! singer Tom Gabel reveals plans to begin living as a woman in the new issue of Rolling Stone. 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."
Gabel only told a handful of family and friends about her plan to transition before talking to Rolling Stone. Because this is the first time a major rock star has come out as transgender, the singer made a point of speaking openly about it. "I'm going to have embarrassing moments," says Gabel, "and that won't be fun. But that's part of what talking to you is about – is hoping people will understand, and hoping they'll be fairly kind."
The full story of Gabel's transformation is in the latest issue, on newsstands this Friday (May 11th). In it, the singer tells Josh Eells about her history of gender dysphoria, the specifics of the transition process and what becoming Laura Jane Grace will mean for the future of Against Me!"
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...ender-20120508
The Wikipedia page already has been changed to refer to Gabel as "her."
Tom Gabel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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05-09-2012 #2
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Re: Lead singer of Against Me! is transgender
too bad all their music after 'as the eternal cowboy' sucked and became super corporate.
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05-09-2012 #3
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05-09-2012 #4
Re: Lead singer of Against Me! is transgender
fuck u all against me is one of the best bands out there i just hope the hormones dont affect his voice
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05-09-2012 #6
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Re: Lead singer of Against Me! is transgender
No way.. Really?!
That's gonna be one rough sounding woman lol - hopefully all the emotions around transitioning will help produce some good songs tho!
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05-09-2012 #7
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Re: Lead singer of Against Me! is transgender
Can we please please not use male pronouns like He and His, now that she is transitioning.
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05-09-2012 #8
Re: Lead singer of Against Me! is transgender
Hormones wont affect her singing voice. It wont change unless.she wants it.to.change..
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05-09-2012 #9
Re: Lead singer of Against Me! is transgender
omg I knew it! I'm so happy for her!
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07-24-2012 #10
Re: Lead singer of Against Me! is transgender
A very sympathetic and balanced interview with Laura Jane Grace from today's Guardian in the UK.
http://http://www.guardian.co.uk/mus...al?INTCMP=SRCH
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