Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01CO4AW3E |
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| Number of Pages | : | 466 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Laura Jane Grace is a transgender musician best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me! Since coming out as transgender in a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, she has become an outspoken advocate for transgender awareness. Grace has a daughter and lives in Chicago
Without a smidgen of sarcasm, I would highly recommend the book to your grandmother, even if she is afraid of transpeople and can't name three Clash songs."Esquire"In this riveting and at times harrowing biography, Grace recounts in unflinching detail her path to self-realization.The story of the band would be enough for a compelling book, but Grace's gender dysphoria adds a remarkable twist to the tale.a brutally honest, soul-searching memoir."Publishers Weekly, S
"Great writing, good gender transition story, even if you're not a fan of Against Me!" according to Rachel Jenkins. I'm not a fan of Against Me! but read this book for the gender transition story and great writing, on the recommendation of fans of the band.It's a page-turner and I read straight through it.The story was gleaned from journals kept by Laura Jane through the years so the narrative felt like it was in real time, with a wealth of detail, celebrity name-dropping, . Laura Jane gave me great insight into how she feels now and how she I thought this was really interesting insight into a transgender person as a human, being rather than just "LGBT". Both are important, but I think it's important to remember that we are all human and every human, regardless of religion, race, gender, or their place on any spectrum - is a valid and important part of the culture.Laura Jane gave me insight into h. "I enjoyed it, but my big complaint is that it" according to Dominic. I'm an AM! fan and was very excited to read this book. I enjoyed it, but my big complaint is that it seems stretched too thin. There are moments when Laura discusses the band and moments when she discusses her dysphoria, but Inever felt like I got a real taste of either. The book just moves too quickly. That being said, I would recommend this book if you are i
ONE OF BILLBOARD'S "100 GREATEST MUSIC BOOKS OF ALL TIME"The provocative transgender advocate and lead singer of the punk rock band Against Me! provides a searing account of her search for identity and her true self.It began in a bedroom in Naples, Florida, when a misbehaving punk teenager named Tom Gabel, armed with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a headful of anarchist politics, landed on a riff. Since its inception in 1997, Against Me! has been one of punk's most influential modern bands, but also one of its most divisive. They suffered legal woes, a revolving door of drummers, and a horde of angry, militant punks who called them "sellouts" and tried to sabotage their shows at every turn.But underneath the public turmoil, something much greater occupied Gabel-a secret kept for 30 years, only acknowledged in the scrawled-out pages of personal journals and hidden in lyrics. Through a troubled childhood, delinquency, and struggles with drugs, Gabel was on