10 Greatest Female Hard Rock Singers Of All Time
6. Laura Jane Grace - Against Me!
Against Me! has never really been a band focused on conforming with the program.
From the first time they tasted fame on albums like New Wave and Reinventing Axl Rose, the pure venom coming from Thomas Gabel's lyrics made you stand at attention whenever the song started. While they could have kept trucking playing their pointed brand of punk rock, something drastic was happening to their frontman.
Being one of the first high-profile trans frontwomen, Laura Jane Grace has one of the most badass stories in the history of punk rock. While there was originally some backlash surrounding her transition, Grace decided to lay it all on the line on Transgender Dysphoria Blues, as she lobbed all of the criticism right back at her naysayers, determined to keep her identity rather than fade into obscurity.
For any self-respecting rock fan, this is the kind of energy that all of us live for. In a world that was telling her that she wouldn't amount to anything after this, Grace has turned herself into one of the most outspoken frontwomen of the past century, even going so far as to collaborate with everyone from doing interviews for Green Day to cowriting with Weezer.
In an age that seems deadset on staying with the status quo, Laura Jane Grace is proof that you can be yourself regardless of what your peers might have to say.