''True Trans'' is an acoustic EP by American punk rock band

Against Me! Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida, by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. That same year, Grace moved to Gainesville, Florida, which is considered the band's hometown. Since 2001, the band's lineup ...

. The band released it as a

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on July 12, 2013 through their label, Total Treble Music. The two songs on the EP were made available via an email download link to those who preordered tickets for

Laura Jane Grace Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel; November 8, 1980) is an American musician best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me!. In addition to Against Me!, Grace fronts the band Laura ...

's August 2013 tour of the

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. It was later distributed as a 7". The EP was released for free, for a limited time, on Against Me!'s website on July 15, 2013.

Background

The EP features acoustic versions of two songs from the band's sixth studio album, ''

Transgender Dysphoria Blues ''Transgender Dysphoria Blues'' is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Against Me!. The album was released on January 21, 2014, by Total Treble Music and Xtra Mile Recordings. The album deals with gender dysphoria, following Lau ...

'', which was released in early 2014. The song "True Trans Soul Rebel" has been played at live shows since May 30, 2012. The

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depicts Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb from the 1991 film '' The Silence of the Lambs'', who is a male serial killer often wrongly described as transgender.

Track listing

Personnel

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Art and design

* Steak Mtn. – art direction, design, typography, and illustration

References

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Background

Track listing

Personnel

Art and design

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