Can I preface this real quick by saying I came directly from LAX and I woke up at 7 o'clock this morning to get on a plane,

so I need a shower and I kind of maybe look like I got hit by a bus. But other than that, I'm ready to go and glad to be here.

Hey, I'm Jeffrey Masters and today on LGBTQNA, I'm talking to Laura Jane Grace, the creator and frontwoman of the punk rock band,

Against Me. We talk about the band and being part of the DIY punk movement,

how when you're a self-proclaimed anti-capitalist band, things can get really complicated

when you start to finally make money from your music. We also discuss her internalized transphobia as she describes

it, and how dealing with self-hatred for so many of us is an ongoing process. So all of that

is coming up. If you enjoy the interview, please tell a friend or help spread the word on social

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TV after show discussions. All right, without further ado, here's the interview.

I've kind of passed that point of being tired where that's just like status quo. I'm used to operating with a little to no

sleep, so it's fun. Yeah, you've a lot of endurance. I was reading the book. Yeah. You kind of lived

the rock star lifestyle that I imagine, like staying out late and drinking and doing drugs and not sleeping.

How did you sustain that and perform every night?

Jeez, I don't know.

I mean, I am here.

I'm alive to tell the tale, right?

Part of it's being young, I think, you know?

I mean, a lot of it's cliches. It's like that's part of the music industry or that's part of being in a band, you know,

and it's just part for the chorus.

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