Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace new advice column for Noisey is an impressive read with the singer discussing the challenges of trans-parenting, the strain transitioning put on her relationships, and BDSM. Check it out below:
Laura Jane Grace on How to Be a Parent When You’re Transitioning Genders
Being separated from the mother, I’m right there with you. My daughter’s mother and I split a little over a year into my transition. I was already terrified when we were still together that the changes I was going through would alienate me from my daughter and that she would one day become estranged from me. Those fears did not lessen once we split, especially when the mother starts dating and then you start worrying that as you drift further and further away from the traditional concept of being a father, that these men will replace you completely in your daughter’s life. It fucking sucks.
This is the first of many installments, so keep your eyes open and your ears close to the ground.
