In first interview since announcing she's transgender, Against Me! singer talks with MTV News about painful past, new life and future of her band.By James Montgomery Laura Jane GracePhoto: This is the story of a woman named Laura Jane Grace, who was born in the body of a boy named Tommy Gabel, and spent the next 31 years of her life trying to get out.It starts a long time ago, back when Gabel was 4 or 5 years old and had just watched a... full story ![]()

Laura Jane Grace spent two years secretly researching how to transition into a woman and reassured her daughter that she'll "always be her daddy" the Against Me! singer tells Cosmopolitan in an interview exploring her first year as a woman Grace publicly announced that she was transgendered to Rolling Stone last May...
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"Face your fears, I say, but choose the right skirt to do it in." -- Laura Jane Grace, formerly known as Tom Gabel, in a Cosmopolitan essay about transitioning from a man to a woman last year while performing as lead singer of punk-rock band Against Me! Grace writes about that crucial milestone: First concert in a skirt. "It was black and leather and fit me great. I was...
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Against Me! bassist Andrew Seward has left the Florida punk band on amicable terms according to a post on the group's website "No drama here" Seward wrote "I reached a point where I need to focus on other things Respect to Laura [Jane Grace] and James [Bowman] The last 10 years...
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SungEun Grace Lee, whose family went to court to keep her on life support, was unconscious for the last week of her life and died on Sunday.
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Jane Lynch found love of her life at a shelter, hosts PBS special urging others to do the same
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ABC News’ Juju Chang and Gary Wynn report: Jane Fonda has been famous her whole life. The Hollywood legend from an acting family has won two Academy Awards, been criticized for her radical political views and led a fitness empire. Even though Fonda has...
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BURLINGTON – BURLINGTON – Laura E. Shorey, 102, died March 13, 2013, at a Lincoln health care facility. She was born April 7, 1910, in Burlington, daughter of Harry and Flossie (Miles) Shorey. Laura spent nearly all her life in Burlington, with the exception of eight years in Bangor and ...
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"Suburgatory" star Jane Levy plays a moody teen on TV, but in real life she's about to be a 23-year-old divorcee ... ending a marriage that lasted all of 7 months -- and no one seemed to know about.Jane -- who shot to fame in the last two years with her…
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What started as a vision almost a decade ago now is reality for Grace Church of Amarillo. Radio by Grace is a radio ministry at the church that broadcasts biblical teaching and modern praise and worship programs throughout the High Plains area. “Radio has been part of my life for over 30 years,” said Bill Gehm, senior pastor of Grace Church of Amarillo. “I’ve had the vision...
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The final volume of Jane Gardam’s trilogy looks more deeply at the life of its hero’s nemesis.
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