As a community college instructor, I meet so many young people who are discovering and adapting to their genders. Every quarter, I meet at least one young person refuses to let society's gender expectations limit how they can feel about their body, their soul, or their self. These transgender, gender-fluid, and genderqueer people are my heroes. Thank you, Joko, for giving me a chance to sing in their honor this Season!
Florida punk band Against Me! is led by Laura Jane Grace. Laura came out as a transgender woman in 2012, after over a decade playing punk rock as a man, and lifetime of living with gender dysphoria. This song's from her first post-coming-out album Transgender Dysphoria Blues.
Oh, and does my lipstick look okay?