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Against Me! singer Tom Gabel's lyrics chronicle long struggle with gender identity (VIDEO)

Against Me! punk rock band singer Tom Gabel, who came out as transgender to Rolling Stone, has been singing about his identity struggle for years.
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Singer Tom Gabel from Against Me! performs onstage during KROQ's LA Invasion concert held at the Home Depot Center on September 15, 2007 in Carson, California. (Paul Butterfield/AFP/Getty Images)

Against Me! singer Tom Gabel has come out as transgender, and plans to begin the transition from male to female, the punk rock musician told Rolling Stone Tuesday.

Gabel's announcement is the first time a major rock star has come out as transgender. The 31-year-old singer has been dealing with gender dysphoria for years, and has confronted gender identity in her lyrics for years, Spin Magazine reported. 

Here, we round up some of Gabel's most poignant hints that she was transgendered. 

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