Publisher's Synopsis
After living as a man for 30 years, battling intense feelings of conflict between a biologically male body and innately female soul, Against Me! lead musician Tom Gabel finally announced to his friends, bandmates, and the world (via a Rolling Stone cover story) that he is transgender in May 2012. Tom then began the official transition to becoming Laura Jane, finding incredible support as well as heart-breaking challenges along the way. Kill Me Loudly is a memoir of Laura's struggle to find her true identity amidst the constant pressures to conform to society's image of a male punk rock musician. Drawing on Laura's journals dating back to 1988 when she was a troubled teenager scraping together a band, leading to the present, and exploring Laura's difficult decision to profess the truth about herself and the subsequent changes to her life with her wife and young child, Kill Me Loudly will take readers inside a deeply personal journey to authenticity.
