On the one hand when celebrities come out, it has generally been good for their communities. But not always. There are times when we just want to be thought of as regular people…and celebrities are by definition not “regular people”.
In the past year a couple of rock starts have begun very public transitions. And we find them in the news of the past couple of weeks.
Laura Jane Grace of the band Against Me! has done her first interview since coming out as a transwoman and doing her first performance under her new name. The interview was conducted by James Montgomery of MTV News (@positivnegativ).
This is me. If you have a problem with it, then get out of my life.