Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace: How "Rolling Stone" Got Her Story (Almost) Right

[Shana A]

By Kate Forbes

Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace: How "Rolling Stone" Got Her Story (Almost) Right
Amidst the punk icon's celebrity gender transition, a trans woman entertains the hope that change is coming
May 17, 2012

http://www.alternet.org/media/155429/against_me!%27s_laura_jane_grace%3A_how_%22rolling_stone%22_got_her_story_%28almost%29_right

I hesitated before opening this week's Rolling Stone. The much-publicized cover promised "The Secret Life of the Rock Star Who Became a Woman"—writer Josh Eells's profile of Against ME!'s Laura Jane Grace, who recently came out as a trans woman. Being trans myself, I've read more media profiles of trans people than I'm willing to admit to.

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What happened? Yes, pieces of Eells' profile deserve criticism.  Sure, it would be possible to spend time dissecting and debating Grace's life (unfortunately, there's the rest of the Internet for that). At the end of the article, though, I was left with a touchingly human picture of a trans woman and her wife. While casual observers may find this unremarkable, I admit being thrown for a huge loop.