lead singer of Against Me! is going to be a tranny now

[smokecrack]

http://pitchfork.com/news/46454-against-mes-tom-gabel-comes-out-as-transgender/

Tom Gabel, leader of Florida punk band Against Me!, has revealed to Rolling Stone that she plans to begin living as a woman. Gabel will take the name Laura Jane Grace, in addition to altering her body through hormones and treatments.

According to Rolling Stone, Gabel has "dealt privately with gender dysphoria for years."

The origins behind Gabel's new name are hinted at in the lyrics of Against Me!'s song "The Ocean":

"And if I could have chosen,/ I would have been born a woman,/ My mother once told me she would have named me Laura,/ I'd grow up to be strong and beautiful like her."

Gabel told Rolling Stone,

"I'm going to have embarrassing moments, 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."

Earlier this year, Gabel performed an acoustic rendition of a new song called "Transgender Dysphoria Blues":

[Hercules Rockefeller]

good for her.

love the old stuff, the newer stuff aint really my thing for some reason. maybe i am too male for it?

[Bobby Peru]

good for her.

love the old stuff, the newer stuff aint really my thing for some reason. maybe i am too male for it?

Reinventing Axl Rose and all of the earlier EPs are far and away their best material. And for further insight, these are some lyrics to "Searching for a Former Clarity."

And in the journal you kept,
by the side of your bed.
You wrote nightly in aspiration,
of developing as an author.
Confessing childhood secrets,
of dressing up in women's clothes,
Compulsions you never knew the reasons to,
Well everyone, you ever meet or love,
be just relationship based on a false presumption,
despite everyone, you ever meet or love,
in the end, will you be all alone?

[Bobby Peru]

Also, related, did you guys know that the singer of Life of Agony also recently came out as a woman? Came really out of left field with that mega-seattle-voice.

[Tale Crab]

Who's next? Gwen Danzig?

[pointandclick]

Who's next? Gwen Danzig?

awesome.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

[mcpeepants]

If it makes him/her happy, then it's cool. This reminds me of the episode of Family Guy where Quagmire's dad gets a sex change. He tells Quagmire he's not gay, just a woman trapped in a man's body. Always thought that statement could start quite the discussion...

[Monty Burns]

seen them live like 2 times , old stuff was better but still ok

[Archers of Chaka]

Pints of mascara make you strong.

[PTDK]

I wonder what ever happened to that transgendered skateboarder. She was good.

[StabMasterArson]

I'm not too sure what this band has been up to as of late, but like Mr. Peru has stated, the early stuff when he was a pissed of teenager was amazing. I wish the best for him. Its also great he has the support of his wife Heather Hannora, the artist/merch girl for Alkaline Trio.

[cold budweisers]

I wonder what ever happened to that transgendered skateboarder. She was good.

hillary is still around and she rips and also to smokecrack, and anyone else, stop using the word 'tranny' when referring to other humans

[managuense]

shit is disgusting. serious mental disorder going on i dont give a fuck what the pc dipshits have to say about it. and budweiser its basically an abbreviation of the word transexual which is what they are, would you prefer "hormonally modified woman" or some bullshit like that?

[Hercules Rockefeller]

your priest must be proud of you. he will carve through your hair next time he makes you blow him.

[cringe.]

and also to smokecrack, and anyone else, stop using the word 'tranny' when referring to other humans

[managuense]

never been to church but thanks for the kind words. im not saying i advocate any kind of violence or whatever toward these people, or any people with mental problems, but the fact of the matter is that guy is a man and nothing he can do is gonna change that. the nut will probably end up cutting his dick off, and to you that is "normal" and we need to accept that as a rational decision

[Hercules Rockefeller]

a 11 year old shouldnt use the word "dick".

[Hercules Rockefeller]

we are on a skateboard-forum, especially here things with bearings on them should matter.

[Omamori]

shit is disgusting. serious mental disorder going on i dont give a fuck what the pc dipshits have to say about it. and budweiser its basically an abbreviation of the word transexual which is what they are, would you prefer "hormonally modified woman" or some bullshit like that?

I hate people that don't understand psychology. People who desire to become a transgendered feel trapped. They can't help it. They will go through those surgeries to become a man or woman, which actually helps them. There have been cases where these thoughts and feelings have been rooted since childhood. You may not like what they do, but at least tolerate their choices.

[Bobby Peru]

never been to church but thanks for the kind words. im not saying i advocate any kind of violence or whatever toward these people, or any people with mental problems, but the fact of the matter is that guy is a man and nothing he can do is gonna change that. the nut will probably end up cutting his dick off, and to you that is "normal" and we need to accept that as a rational decision

Oh well it's all fine and dandy then.

What you and a lot of people don't understand is that gender images are so warped beyond genitalia. We attribute clothing, attitude, body mannerisms, and other arbitrary things that really don't have any connection to anatomy to certain genders, and it's more complicated than than black and white. Some people just don't feel comfortable in the gender attributes their told to perform, and choose to change.

And in the case of human anatomy, a lot of transgender people are born with hormone production abnormal for their genitalia, like increased estrogen for males and increased testosterone for females.

Also, surgery isn't the ultimate process for a lot of transgender people. Most of them just take hormone supplements and dress and act differently, without intentions of getting surgery.

Here's a picture if any of you are interested.

[justforyou]

no worries

[BraveUlysses]

Would?

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

never been to church but thanks for the kind words. im not saying i advocate any kind of violence or whatever toward these people, or any people with mental problems, but the fact of the matter is that guy is a man and nothing he can do is gonna change that. the nut will probably end up cutting his dick off, and to you that is "normal" and we need to accept that as a rational decision

Nothing is more pathetic than a person who isn't part of a group telling them what they may or may not be offended by. Its the new face of racism, say racist shit,  when somebody calls you out on it, tell them why what you said wasn't offensive or that they are wrong for being offended.
Proof:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/patrick-lanzo-georgia-bar-n-word-sign_n_1475288.html

The dude is calling Obama a N***** and claims he's not being racist. You and him are the same dude.

If somebody tells you not to call them or refer to their community in a certain way, you don't do it if you are a human being. You sir, are subhuman.

Oh, and I echo the opinions on this thread, old against me is amazing, the new shit sucks, but good for tom for coming out.

[managuense]

why do you care about things that don't affect you? let people be.
i dont understand people that can put so much energy into hating things which have no bearings on themselves. who cares

i dont hate them at all. not the slightest bit. i just think they have a serious mental problem, its not their fault though. you can go on all day about unbalanced hormone levels but at the end of the day the guy will always be a man. hormone doesnt define your sex, im sure you learned that in your community college anthropology class. i personally have worked at a place where a middle aged man one day decided to show up in drag out of the blue, a couple years later he cut his dick off. he now has a fake vagina and does internet porn. he still works there. i look at that guy as a complete nutcase because he is one. he cut his fuckin dick off. hes not a woman now, hes a dickless lunatic.

I hate people that don't understand psychology.

wow i can tell you have a great understanding of psychology with your opening sentence

[managuense]

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never been to church but thanks for the kind words. im not saying i advocate any kind of violence or whatever toward these people, or any people with mental problems, but the fact of the matter is that guy is a man and nothing he can do is gonna change that. the nut will probably end up cutting his dick off, and to you that is "normal" and we need to accept that as a rational decision

[close]

Nothing is more pathetic than a person who isn't part of a group telling them what they may or may not be offended by. Its the new face of racism, say racist shit,  when somebody calls you out on it, tell them why what you said wasn't offensive or that they are wrong for being offended.
Proof:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/patrick-lanzo-georgia-bar-n-word-sign_n_1475288.html

The dude is calling Obama a N***** and claims he's not being racist. You and him are the same dude.

If somebody tells you not to call them or refer to their community in a certain way, you don't do it if you are a human being. You sir, are subhuman.

Oh, and I echo the opinions on this thread, old against me is amazing, the new shit sucks, but good for tom for coming out.

its not racism at all. you cant choose your race, just like you cant choose your sex. would you say someone who paints their skin or undergoes surgery to APPEAR like they are of another race is alright in the head?

[brent]

shut up already dude

[managuense]

goddamn you guys are ridiculous. "i  dont like your opinion, so shut up" and yet you claim to be the tolerant ones

[Hercules Rockefeller]

goddamn you guys are ridiculous. "i  dont like your opinion, so shut up" and yet you claim to be the tolerant ones

your mother.

[brent]

tolerate deez