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Having been inspired to come out after meeting a transgender Against Me! For many of the band's fans, this may be the first time they're actually thinking about transgender people and the bravery it sometimes takes in order to be true to yourself. ‘Tranny’ Now Available In Paperback September 19, 2017. "[67], In May 2012 at a San Diego Against Me! "[13] Grace supported the EP by performing on The Revival Tour with Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music, Tim Barry of Avail, and Ben Nichols of Lucero. singer Laura Jane Grace on getting the ‘needle to move’ on transgender issues Home So I've always tried to really conscious of doing as much social good with that platform as opposed to personal promotion. Yahoo ist Teil von Verizon Media. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote! | All Access Music", "ABOUT A GIRL: The Complete Magnet Magazine Q&A With Against Me! [40][41][42][43], In 2015, Grace wrote a column called "Mandatory Happiness" for the Vice Media publication Noisey. I was 25, we were about to go on a long period of touring, and I was like, 'That's it. And I don't mean "preparing a narrative" in a disingenuous way, I mean it like being prepared to know in what way you're going to answer a lot of really intrusive and inappropriate questions. "Laura Jane Grace on How to Be a Parent When You're Transitioning Genders", "Tattooing Away the Pain by Laura Jane Grace", "Laura Jane Grace on the Problem with Pronouns", "Laura Jane Grace Talks with Fan About Transphobic Assault in the Punk Community". The entertainer needs the guitar, needs the sound engineer, needs the light person, the manager, the publicists, the promoters, etc, etc, etc, cause we're all trying to put on a show and have a good time, right? [/artist] singer Tom Gabel has come out as transgender and discussed plans to begin living as a woman in the next issue of Rolling Stone. I was waiting in the car and I saw two cop cars come up behind me. In the next issue of Rolling Stone, due Friday, Gabel will tell her full story, including what the revelation means for the future of Against Me! Gabel reveals plans to Rolling Stone to take the name Laura Jane Grace after undergoing gender transition. The release will include a tour with a three night weekly residency in Chicago. Grace is notable for being one of the first highly visible punk rock musicians to come out as transgender, after she publicly came out in May 2012. 's Laura Jane Grace Burns Birth Certificate at North Carolina Show", "Laura Jane Grace's 'True Trans' Series Nominated For Emmy", "Tours: Alkaline Trio and Against Me! 's Laura Jane Grace", "Episode 47 - Laura Jane Grace ( Against Me! The point is that there is. Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs", "Against Me! I'm getting rid of all this. 's first major-label album, 2007's New Wave, brought the band mainstream success: It debuted at no. [3] She also wanted to cross-dress in the music video for "Thrash Unreal", but the label's A&R representative vetoed the idea. This is the third feature in a series that aims to elevate some of the transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals who have played a significant role in the ongoing fight for trans and queer liberation. was formed in 1997 by singer/guitarist Laura Jane Grace as a solo act, who would occasionally use backing musicians. 's Laura Jane Grace Will Now Take Your Questions", "Laura Jane Grace - Discovering Gender Identity in "Tranny" (Video Clip)", "Against Me! [2]:4[3][6] The family moved frequently between military bases due to their father's military career, living briefly in Fort Hood, Texas; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Germany; and at a NATO post in Naples, Italy during the Gulf War. So. [6][23] Against Me! In addition to Against Me!, Grace fronts the band Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers, a solo project she started in 2016. I just wanted to go in and play songs. In this interview with The Huffington Post, she discusses life over the last three years since publicly coming out, reflects on what it means to transition so publicly, and offers perspective about the state of the "trans community" in 2015. [66] Herndon Graddick, President of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, hoped that Grace's public profile would increase public awareness and acceptance of trans people: "[Laura] is displaying extraordinary courage by coming out as transgender after already establishing herself as a rock star.
Want to hear more from Grace? Against Me! Check out the conversations with CeCe McDonald and Kate Bornstein. Part of HuffPost News. Against Me! Nothing but shame and paranoia"), and "Searching for a Former Clarity" ("In the journal you kept by the side of your bed ... confessing childhood secrets of dressing up in women's clothes / Compulsions you never knew the reasons to"). But that was also 14 years of me building up defenses to really protect everyone from who I really was and what I was really going through. [3][13] Grace also regularly skipped school, eventually dropping out of high school. 's fifth studio album, White Crosses, was released in 2010 and became their most successful, reaching no. [30][31] She admitted to intentionally knocking over the cup but denied hitting the man, and was released on bail the following morning. [7] However, as Against Me! [34], Against Me! I was somewhat prepared in that I had already had a lot of media experience. Now I have a mesh screen of titanium permanently screwed into my forehead. [3][6], Grace and Hannoura have a daughter together, Evelyn, born October 30, 2009. [9][10][11], When she was 12 years old, Grace's parents had an acrimonious divorce, which led to Grace and her brother moving with their mom from Naples, Italy – where their father remained – to Naples, Florida to live with their maternal grandmother. developed into a full band consisting of Grace, Bowman, bassist Dustin Fridkin, and drummer Warren Oakes. AND THAT was truly liberating -- just being myself. In July 2018, it was announced that Grace would release an album in the fall of 2018 under the name Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers on Chicago-based Bloodshot Records. I'm male, and that's it. If by putting myself out there publicly and sharing my story helps educate a journalist or their audience, if someone has a question, or if someone in the crowd at a show gets any of that same catharsis out of one of our shows, if a song brings them up when they're feeling low, whatever. 57 on the Billboard 200; featured their first charting single, "Thrash Unreal", which reached no. that had been hung up and defaced to mock the band. "Songwriter/Composer: Gabel Thomas James", "Secret Life of Transgender Rocker Tom Gabel", "For Laura Jane Grace, Punk Was A Form Of Armor", "I was born in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. 's popularity increased, Grace felt alienated from the male-centric punk scene: "With the band especially, I felt more and more like I was putting on an act – like I was being shoved into this role of 'angry white man in a punk band. [22] With Fridkin replaced by Andrew Seward, the band signed to DIY indie record label Fat Wreck Chords[7] for 2003's Against Me! Live in London!!! [3] The family moved to St. Augustine, Florida, in 2010, when Evelyn was about a year old. I think the focus should be on representing yourself and if you're a good representation of yourself, you'll be a good representation of "the trans community." Grace is notable for being one of the first highly visible punk rock musicians to come out as transgender, after she publicly came out in May 2012. on record deals, demolition and Dubya", "Interview with Against Me! [3][6] She was arrested again at 18 for obstruction of justice and resisting arrest without violence: "I was picking up [Mahon]. states. Für nähere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklärung und Cookie-Richtlinie. )", "Laura Jane Grace's Brutally Honest 'Tranny' Memoir: 10 Things We Learned", "Tom Gabel Discusses 'I Was a Teenage Anarchist, "Against Me! Dazu gehört der Widerspruch gegen die Verarbeitung Ihrer Daten durch Partner für deren berechtigte Interessen.
[57], Grace has lived in Chicago since 2013. Chaz, born the daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono, underwent female-to-male gender transition between 2008 and 2010. Missed the first two interviews in this series? [3][28][29] Though Grace anticipated "completely outing myself" with the song, no one involved with the band seemed to pick up on the lyrics' literal meaning. [3][6][13], At age 16, Grace published a zine called "Misanthrope," which dealt mostly with political issues of the time. [3] The couple separated and then divorced in 2013. "[6] Grace's first tattoo—a Crass logo on the right ankle—was done by Bowman, though she later covered it up with a tattoo of the Rebel Alliance symbol because Bowman had been drunk and inked it sloppily. '"[3][10] The stresses of the band's tour schedule, coupled with going through a divorce at age 24, contributed to her addiction: "I was just getting fucked up all the time: drinking, drugs, whatever. cancelled a series of tour dates in October and November 2010 due to "a culmination of circumstances engulfing us", and left Sire/Warner. Grace said "Goodbye gender" during this act of protest. I would describe it as a feeling of misalignment. Celebrity Against Me! [6][22] The name As the Eternal Cowboy was symbolic of the old fashioned concept of the Western cowboy, always wandering the plains lost and lonely. [It] politicized me. demo tape in December 1996. 's Front-Woman LAURA JANE GRACE About The Band's Next Album, Her Book And More! singer Laura Jane Grace on getting the ‘needle to move’ on transgender issues. "I'm going to have embarrassing moments, and that won't be fun," Gabel said of coming out.