Tom Gabel, leader of Florida punk band Against Me!, has revealed to Rolling Stone that she plans to begin living as a woman. Gabel will take the name Laura Jane Grace, in addition to altering her body through hormones and treatments.

According to Rolling Stone, Gabel has "dealt privately with gender dysphoria for years."

The origins behind Gabel's new name are hinted at in the lyrics of Against Me!'s song "The Ocean":

"And if I could have chosen,/ I would have been born a woman,/ My mother once told me she would have named me Laura,/ I'd grow up to be strong and beautiful like her."

Gabel told Rolling Stone,

"I'm going to have embarrassing moments, and that won't be fun. But that's part of what talking to you is about – is hoping people will understand, and hoping they'll be fairly kind."

Earlier this year, Gabel performed an acoustic rendition of a new song called "Transgender Dysphoria Blues":