Pipa
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Post by Pipa on May 8, 2012 22:15:56 GMT -5
www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-gabel-of-against-me-comes-out-as-transgender-20120508Against 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! This doesn't really surprise me. The lyrics to "The Ocean" allude to this.
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Post by XFER on May 8, 2012 22:55:25 GMT -5
Awwww, he is cute as a man <3
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Post by Billy Uranus on May 9, 2012 9:01:34 GMT -5
This is interesting, to say the very least. I hope she had success with the whole thing, and can maintain a good relationship with her wife.
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