"At age 5, Tommy Gabel happened to catch a Madonna concert on TV. That's me! he thought to himself, entranced. That's who I'll be when I grow up. Lots of little girls want to become Madonna—the problem was, Tommy felt like he was a girl even though he had a boy's body. Seeing Mia Farrow with her Rosemary's Baby--era pixie cut, which looked like his own boy haircut, inspired him: "She was my hero."* Punk Rocker Tommy Gabel, founder, song-writer, and lead-singer of the band "Against Me!" shocked the world when he announced he was becoming a woman, "Laura Jane Grace." Now, she tells her story a year later. Ana Kasparian and Dave Rubin discuss.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Punk Rocker's Life After Sex Change Surgery
"At age 5, Tommy Gabel happened to catch a Madonna concert on TV. That's me! he thought to himself, entranced. That's who I'll be when I grow up. Lots of little girls want to become Madonna—the problem was, Tommy felt like he was a girl even though he had a boy's body. Seeing Mia Farrow with her Rosemary's Baby--era pixie cut, which looked like his own boy haircut, inspired him: "She was my hero."* Punk Rocker Tommy Gabel, founder, song-writer, and lead-singer of the band "Against Me!" shocked the world when he announced he was becoming a woman, "Laura Jane Grace." Now, she tells her story a year later. Ana Kasparian and Dave Rubin discuss.
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