Against Me! Rocker Laura Jane Grace Opens Up About Trans Identity in 2015

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Against Me! Rocker Laura Jane Grace Opens Up About Trans Identity in 2015

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/against-me-rocker-laura-jane-grace-opens-up-about-trans-identity-in-2015_5661ef08e4b072e9d1c61175?utm_hp_ref=transgender

Huffington Post
JamesMichael Nichols
Deputy Gay Voices Editor, The Huffington Post
12/05/2015 10:18 am ET

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. Head here to read the first feature with CeCe McDonald or here for the second with Kate Bornstein.

In May 2012, Laura Jane Grace, the lead singer for punk rock band Against Me!, made history when she came out as transgender on the cover of Rolling Stone.

The act was revolutionary not only for the nature of her revelation, but also for the fact that for years Grace had been an icon in a genre of music shaped by hierarchies of masculinity and spaces that felt inaccessible for many queer people. Grace's public transition, in turn, forced a whole community -- as well as the entertainment industry -- to reflect on its relationship with gender and the idea of navigating the world as one's authentic self, no matter what that means, truly being at the heart of the idea of punk.
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