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Title: Laura Jane Grace interview: Punk's transgender pioneer on her struggle for accep
Post by: stephaniec on August 23, 2015, 02:48:39 PM
Laura Jane Grace interview: Punk's transgender pioneer on her struggle for acceptance

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/laura-jane-grace-interview-punks-transgender-pioneer-on-her-struggle-for-acceptance-10464360.html

The Independent/Fiona Sturges   Author Biography Sunday 23 August 2015

"It's not her furious sound or punk attitude that has brought Laura Jane Grace face-to-face with hostility. It's simply that she is a woman. As she prepares to rock out at the Reading Festival, the singer tells Fiona Sturges about the struggles of transitioning from life as a man – and the courage given to her by a new set of fans."
Title: Re: Laura Jane Grace interview: Punk's transgender pioneer on her struggle for accep
Post by: stephaniec on August 26, 2015, 02:53:18 AM
Against Me! singer: I still struggle 'daily' with transgender dysphoria

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/08/25/against-me-singer-i-still-struggle-daily-with-transgender-dysphoria/

Pink News/by Nick Duffy   0825/2015

"Laura Jane Grace, the lead singer of Against Me!, has said that she still struggles "daily" to accept herself.

The punk singer came out as trans in 2012, continuing to perform with the band following her transition.

Against Me! later recorded album Transgender Dysphoria Blues based on Laura Jane Grace's transition, which was widely acclaimed in the trans community."