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Tom Gabel of Against Me! Comes Out as Transgender
Singer reveals plans to begin living as a woman in the new issue of Rolling Stone
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!
So, so, so proud of Tom/Laura for s=coming out with this. It sounds like it’s been a long time coming for him. This is a really huge thing for him, the band, and the music scene as a whole. I really hope people are able to accept and learn from this.
I’m so happy for her!
This is so huge and awesome. :)
YOU GO GIRL!
<3
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Under the Booty
“Ms. New Booty” vs. “Under the Sea”
WHAT THE FUCK
my god
lmao my dad just walked in to me blasting this. he just sort of shook his head in shame.
TEARS! CRYING! WAT IS THIS!
Last day of classes for the semester
…Uh, what? It’s already May.
(But I really don’t wanna go to class today.)
No
I don’t want to pack.
I don’t want to go home.
I just want to sit here, eating my grilled cheese and watching Criminal Minds all night forever.
There are so many things wrong with this class I’m taking.
First, the teachers can’t figure out how to teach things, so they refer us to websites (w3schools) to teach ourselves.
Secondly, if your major reference on your assignment guide is wikipedia, I call bullshit. How many times are we told “don’t use wikipedia as a source”…and this teacher recommends it, lol.
This shit is due by midnight and I haven’t even started on it yet.
I keep writing things, and backspacing because I can’t find the right words, so fuck it, I’m just not even gonna try to make it sound better.
I hate when I feel like my best friend is prettier than me. Everyone is always talking about how pretty she is, and I haven’t had someone seriously call me pretty/cute/beautiful in months.
