Tom Gabel of Against Me! Comes Out as Transgender

[Abzu]

[quote name=" RollingStone ":2gs6jql6]Tom Gabel of Against Me! Comes Out as Transgender



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 jorsh 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![/quote]





Well, I sure didn't see that coming.

[Methuselah Honeysuckle]

Who?

[shadowalk]

[quote name="Nick"]Who?[/quote]

[Devy]

I didn't see this coming either, because like pretty much everyone else on this board, I have absolutely no idea who this hard-on bearer is and have never heard of his band. Good for this complete stranger in making a life choice that doesn't affect me at all.

[Verbal]

that is so fucking old school

[droidspawn]

[quote name="shadowalk"]
[quote name="Nick"]Who?[/quote][/quote]

[jawn galliano]

if this is the band i'm thinking of oh man they are AWFUL

[agony bagony]

all i know about against me is they toured with mastodon in 2007 and i was going to go to the atlanta show but was out of town



as for his decision, meh

[Abzu]

I enjoy the music from 'Crime As Forgiven By' to 'As The Eternal Cowboy'.