Lead Singer of Punk Band 'Against Me' Comes Out as Transgender in Rolling Stone
Lead Singer of Punk Band 'Against Me' Comes Out as Transgender in Rolling Stone
Tom Gabel, lead singer of the punk band Against Me!, will come out as transgender in an article set to run in this week’s issue of Rolling Stone.
Gable told the magazine that she will remain married to her wife Heather, who she describes as "super-amazing and understanding." Though she still goes Tom for the time being, Gable will eventually take the name Laura Jane Grace. She tells the interviewer that "I'm going to have embarrassing moments and that won't be fun. But that's a part of what talking to you is about - is hoping people will understand, and hoping they'll be fairly kind."
"Tom's decision to live life authentically is a not only a personal step forward, but one that will advance the national discussion about treating transgender people with fairness," said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. "As more and more Americans get to know people who are transgender, they're coming to embrace and celebrate them."
Tom Gabel has been the band’s lead singer since starting it 1997 at age 17. Against Me! has released five albums since then, and just recently began recording their sixth. They will tour with the band, The Cult, from late May to August. Below you can see a video of Gabel performing an acoustic version of her song "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" this past March, and look out for the full interview on newsstands this Friday, May 11.
More:
http://www.glaad.org/blog/lead-singer-punk-band-against-me-comes-out-transgender-rolling-stone
Live during The Revival Tour at House of Rock in Corpus Christi, Texas on March 19, 2012.
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