Tom Gabel, the married lead singer of punk rock band Against Me!, is to become a woman.

The 31-year-old, whose new name will be Laura Jane Grace, tells Rolling Stone magazine's June issue that as a child he felt disconnected from his body and has a condition called gender dysphoria.

He says he plans to take hormones, undergo electrolysis and is also considering gender reassignment surgery.

"Growing up, my experience with transsexualism was nothing but shame," he says.