Punk rock has always been for the misfits and those who don’t feel as though they fit in. Still, nobody expected that Tom Gabel of the Florida punk band Against Me! had been dealing with such strong major issues of feeling like something wasn't right—until now.

In an issue of Rolling Stone that hits newsstands Friday, Gabel comes out as transgender and reveals that he plans to begin living life as a woman, with the name Laura Jane Grace.  

"I'm going to have embarrassing moments," Gabel told the magazine, "and that won't be fun. But that's part of what talking to you is about – is hoping people will understand, and hoping they'll be fairly kind."

It seems as though this change won’t mean any major upset for the band, or for Gabel’s marriage.

"For me, the most terrifying thing about this was how [my wife] would accept the news," he said. "But she's been super-amazing and understanding."

Luckily punk rock fans have long been just as accepting and a variety of bands featuring trans performers have become legendary or are already on their way.

From legendary rocker Jayne County, whose hits include “Man Enough To Be A Woman”...

To San Francisco’s queer circus Tribe 8, known for mutilating dildos onstage and performing songs like “Femme Bitch Top” …

To the all-Jewish trans band Schmekel, which plays songs like “I’ll Be Your Macabee”...