Summary Of Against Me By Laura Jane Grace
It’s the 4th of July in 1995 on the Boardwalk in Naples, Florida. A 14-year-old boy is walking down the boardwalk and viewing the fireworks. Granted, this boy is the typical image of a punk, with all black, grimy clothes, and spiked black hair. Suddenly, a police officer directs him to get off the boardwalk, so he steps down, but this doesn’t seem to be good enough for the officer so a confrontation begins. This altercation ends with the boy being physically detained and arrested for battery and resisting arrest (Laura Jane Grace). Three years later this same boy begins writing songs under the title Against Me! where he voices his political opinions. Later in his writing he begins to express his inner feelings conveying that this boy is not
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Laura Jane Grace is an inspiration for people who have involvement in the rock music scene, or who need to see validation that LGBT individuals can be successful. The first thing that a majority of people think of when they hear the name Laura Jane Grace is the idea of being transgender. Through her opening up about her feelings of dysphoria as a child and about her struggles after coming out, the population can finally get an understanding about the life and feelings of a transgender person. “Yet as the current social climate has been more receptive and responsive to the LGBTQ community, Grace has been celebrated for giving this culture a forward-facing figurehead, defining and embracing gender/social politics to a generation that’s never been more aware and accepting” (Pettigrew). The time period that Grace came out in was so much more accepting than the generations that were around when she was a he. Her success in music has made her a recognizable figure that people could look up to. Her music career gave Laura the perfect platform to become an LGBT inspiration. Starting out her music career when she was a 17-year-old, angry, and almost seditious teenager, blossomed into a booming musical career with an amazingly successful with the band Against Me!. The main focuses of Against Me!’s lyrics were Grace’s anarchist ideas and innuendos about her dysphoric feelings. “Touching on themes such as her personal life and political views, frontwoman Laura Jane Grace has used her lyrics and songwriting to express her bare soul, connecting with audiences from varying walks of life” (Papan). It is important for a person in a position of influence to set a positive tone for the various people who may be watching them. Laura Jane Grace is the perfect example of a good role model in the rock industry because of the fact that she states her opinion and doesn’t change that for anyone. It’s hard enough
Laura Jane Grace is an inspiration for people who have involvement in the rock music scene, or who need to see validation that LGBT individuals can be successful. The first thing that a majority of people think of when they hear the name Laura Jane Grace is the idea of being transgender. Through her opening up about her feelings of dysphoria as a child and about her struggles after coming out, the population can finally get an understanding about the life and feelings of a transgender person. “Yet as the current social climate has been more receptive and responsive to the LGBTQ community, Grace has been celebrated for giving this culture a forward-facing figurehead, defining and embracing gender/social politics to a generation that’s never been more aware and accepting” (Pettigrew). The time period that Grace came out in was so much more accepting than the generations that were around when she was a he. Her success in music has made her a recognizable figure that people could look up to. Her music career gave Laura the perfect platform to become an LGBT inspiration. Starting out her music career when she was a 17-year-old, angry, and almost seditious teenager, blossomed into a booming musical career with an amazingly successful with the band Against Me!. The main focuses of Against Me!’s lyrics were Grace’s anarchist ideas and innuendos about her dysphoric feelings. “Touching on themes such as her personal life and political views, frontwoman Laura Jane Grace has used her lyrics and songwriting to express her bare soul, connecting with audiences from varying walks of life” (Papan). It is important for a person in a position of influence to set a positive tone for the various people who may be watching them. Laura Jane Grace is the perfect example of a good role model in the rock industry because of the fact that she states her opinion and doesn’t change that for anyone. It’s hard enough