These LGBTQ Artists Are Pioneers In The Music Industry

Laura Jane Grace Transitioned Mid-Career

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Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel) of the punk rock band Against Me! transitioned in 2012 after struggling with gender dysphoria ever since she was a child. In 2014, she released Transgender Dysphoria Blues, the band’s sixth studio album. She said of the project:

“Dealing with depression is really what a lot of that’s about. On the surface level, the album may be transgender-themed, but underneath it, there are those universal themes — alienation, depression, not being happy — that I think that everybody can really identify with.” Grace also produces a web series called True Trans, which tells her story.