Transgender singer of Against Me! burns birth certificate over North Carolina bill Music The

Transgender Opera Singers Find Their Voices The New York Times

Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel; November 8, 1980) [1] [2] is an American musician best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me!. In addition to Against Me!, Grace fronts the band Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, a solo project she started in 2016.

Against Me! transgender singer Tom Gabel a woman, reveals new name

Forty-three percent of Americans now say they support laws that criminalize the act of providing gender-transition-related medical care to minors, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist.

Transgender singer accuses American Idol of seeking to exploit his identity Society The Guardian

Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images The mea culpa came on Saturday after the "One in a Million" crooner, 43, criticized parents for allowing kids to make "life-changing" decisions about their gender. "I.

Violence Against Transgender People Is on the Rise, Advocates Say The New York Times

In May 2012, following a lifelong struggle with gender dysphoria, Grace - the singer of the punk act Against Me! and formerly known as Tom Gabel - came out as a transgender woman in a Rolling.

Trans women of color the focus of protestors who interrupt CNN town hall

But most forms of anti-trans violence are specifically brutal. They're also very corporal. Trans people are positioned in relation to a normative culture that is both fascinated and repelled by us. It's not usually, "I hate you, get away.". It's more often, "I hate you. Come really close so I can terrorize you.".

'America's Got Talent' Transgender singer gives powerful performance

I n Chicago in 1999, when singer Tim McIlrath was starting the band that became Rise Against, he decided that he would sing about what he wanted to, whether or not anyone ever got to hear him. He.

Beyond Caitlyn Jenner Lies a Long Struggle by Transgender People The New York Times

January 24, 2014. On their sixth album Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Laura Jane Grace and Against Me! draw a hard line between "identity" and "ideology.". Produced by Grace and put out on.

Moogfest Shines a Spotlight on Female, Nonbinary and Transgender Musicians The New York Times

Dec. 10, 2022 Alejandra Caraballo is used to seeing anti-transgender hatred. As an L.G.B.T.Q. rights advocate and a transgender woman, she has received death threats, and her and her family.

Transgender Against Me! lead singer Laura Jane Grace burns birth certificate while performing in

In 2021, the Human Rights Campaign tracked a record number of violent fatal incidents against transgender and gender non-conforming people — with 59 fatalities tracked. These victims, like all of us, are loving partners, parents, family members, friends and community members. They worked, went to school and attended houses of worship.

Against Me! singer on transition, new album The Japan Times

Roughly eight-in-ten U.S. adults say there is at least some discrimination against transgender people in our society, and a majority favor laws that would protect transgender individuals from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces. At the same time, 60% say a person's gender is determined by their sex assigned at birth, up from 56%.

'That's Me' A Transgender Punk On Life In Transition NPR

July 11, 2019. AUSTIN, Tex. — Holding his whiskey in one hand and his Stetson in the other, the opera's hero — a tough stagecoach driver — offered an unhappy barmaid some advice in a.

Transgender singer Laura Jane Grace burns birth certificate onstage in N.C.

International Transgender Day of Visibility provides allies another opportunity to not just contribute to the many organizations across the U.S. that are fighting to stop this wave of anti-trans.

Violence Against Transgender People Is on the Rise, Advocates Say The New York Times

Against Me! Tuesday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m., $15-$18 Cat's Cradle For 15 years, Against Me! has often seemed a vehicle built for overcoming obstacles. On the journey from scrappy folk-punk solo.

Transgender Opera Singers Find Their Voices The New York Times

Hello Tim. Where's your head at right now? "The thing that depresses me most about the state of world, is that it appears we're moving away from progress. We're becoming a less evolved.

Against Me! Singer, Tom Gabel Comes Out As Transgender Would You Remain A Fan? [VIDEO/POLL]

Jayne County. Jayne County has been deeply involved in the punk-rock scene since the '70s. That's not where her trailblazing stopped, though. In fact, the singer-songwriter started hormone.

Seventeen Transgender Killings Contrast With Growing Visibility The New York Times

Laura Jane Grace, who came out as transgender two years ago, says she's able to sing in a new, liberated voice on her band's latest album because she's no longer hiding. Grace, 33, came out as.