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* BlackSheepHit: ''I Was a Teenage Anarchist'' and ''Thrash Unreal'' don't sound much like earlier Against Me!, but they led the band to mainstream success.

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* BlackSheepHit: ''I "I Was a Teenage Anarchist'' Anarchist" and ''Thrash Unreal'' "Thrash Unreal" don't sound much like earlier Against Me!, but they led the band to mainstream success.



** Pretty much every song is based on her life experiences, from selling blood and living out of dumpsters (''Armageddon''), to dealing with record labels and becoming a rock star (''Tonight We're Gonna Give It 35%''), to being frequently ill and thinking she was dying (''Searching For a Former Clarity'').

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** Pretty much every song is based on her life experiences, from selling blood and living out of dumpsters (''Armageddon''), ("Armageddon"), to dealing with record labels and becoming a rock star (''Tonight ("Tonight We're Gonna Give It 35%''), 35%"), to being frequently ill and thinking she was dying (''Searching ("Searching For a Former Clarity'').Clarity").
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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: Laura wrote a book in regards of her experiences from teenhood all the way to her transition, surprisingly entitled ''Tranny'', which she used as a counter-insult towards those who insult her for being a transgender.

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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: Laura wrote a book in regards of her experiences from teenhood all the way to her transition, surprisingly entitled ''Tranny'', which she used as a counter-insult towards those who insult her for being a transgender.
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* OneOfUs: Laura is a huge fan of ''Franchise/StarWars''. She has engaged with the official Star Wars Twitter account, and the person operating it dubbed her a True Trans Force Rebel (in reference to the band's "True Trans Soul Rebel") in response. There is now a fan-led petition to get Laura a part in Star Wars Episode VIII, which has 20,779 signatures (with a goal of 25,000) as of this typing.
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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but [[Music/{{NOFX}} Fat Mike]], whose label was releasing ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it.

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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but [[Music/{{NOFX}} Fat Mike]], whose label was releasing ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it. According to Laura's book, Fat Mike hated the production, thought the songs were poor, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking complained about the album cover and wanted the text bigger]].
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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but [[{{NOFX}} Fat Mike]], whose label was releasing ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it.

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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but [[{{NOFX}} [[Music/{{NOFX}} Fat Mike]], whose label was releasing ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it.


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** Laura had this mentality in the past before the band became big with the same DIY approach due to her punk rock upbringing. However following discrimination from the punk community due to the same mentality of "SELL OUT!", she abandoned this, but still maintains the same view of doing music for the art.
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** "Dead Friend" is, also, as the name suggests.

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** "Dead Friend" is, also, as the name suggests.suggests towards Laura's friend Pope.
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* [[HeAlsoDid She Also Did]]: Laura wrote a book in regards of her experiences from teenhood all the way to her transition, surprisingly entitled ''Tranny'', which she used as a counter-insult towards those who insult her for being a transgender.

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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but [[{{NOFX}} Fat Mike]], who produced ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it.
** Not quite; the album was produced by J. Robbins. Fat Mike's label did release the album, though.

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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but [[{{NOFX}} Fat Mike]], who produced whose label was releasing ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it.
** Not quite; the album was produced by J. Robbins. Fat Mike's label did release the album, though.
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** Not quite; the album was produced by J. Robbins. Fat Mike's label did release the album, though.
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* OneOfUs: Laura is a huge fan of StarWars. She has engaged with the official Star Wars Twitter account, and the person operating it dubbed her a True Trans Force Rebel (in reference to the band's "True Trans Soul Rebel") in response. There is now a fan-led petition to get Laura a part in Star Wars Episode VIII, which has 20,779 signatures (with a goal of 25,000) as of this typing.

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* OneOfUs: Laura is a huge fan of StarWars.''Franchise/StarWars''. She has engaged with the official Star Wars Twitter account, and the person operating it dubbed her a True Trans Force Rebel (in reference to the band's "True Trans Soul Rebel") in response. There is now a fan-led petition to get Laura a part in Star Wars Episode VIII, which has 20,779 signatures (with a goal of 25,000) as of this typing.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Discussed in some songs. Grace herself is an example, saying that if the band weren't successful, she'd just busk for change in order to keep playing music.
--> We want a band that plays loud and hard every night\\
That doesn't care how many people are counted at the door\\
That would travel one million miles and ask for nothing more than a plate of food and a place to rest
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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but Fat Mike, who produced ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it.

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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but [[{{NOFX}} Fat Mike, Mike]], who produced ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it.

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* CreatorBacklash: Not from the band, but Fat Mike, who produced ''Searching For a Former Clarity'', ''hated'' it.



** "Because of the Shame" is written as a tribute to one of Grace's friends who passed away.

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** "Because of the Shame" is written as a tribute to one of Grace's friends old girlfriends who passed away.


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** Pretty much every song is based on her life experiences, from selling blood and living out of dumpsters (''Armageddon''), to dealing with record labels and becoming a rock star (''Tonight We're Gonna Give It 35%''), to being frequently ill and thinking she was dying (''Searching For a Former Clarity'').
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* OneOfUs: Laura is a huge fan of StarWars. She has engaged with the official Star Wars Twitter account, and the person operating it dubbed her a True Trans Force Rebel (in reference to the band's "True Trans Soul Rebel") in response. There is now a fan-led petition to get Laura a part in Star Wars Episode VIII, which has 20,779 signatures (with a goal of 25,000) as of this typing.

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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Laura Jane Grace is transgender, and the ConceptAlbum ''Transgender Dysphoria Blues'' deals with this topic.

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* InMemoriam:
** "Because of the Shame" is written as a tribute to one of Grace's friends who passed away.
** "Dead Friend" is, also, as the name suggests.
* TheMerch: In addition to typical band fare of t-shirts and albums, the band made a limited number of watches.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Laura Jane Grace is transgender, and the ConceptAlbum ''Transgender Dysphoria Blues'' deals with this topic.topic.
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* BlackSheepHit: ''I Was a Teenage Anarchist'' and ''Thrash Unreal'' don't sound much like earlier Against Me!, but they led the band to mainstream success.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: Laura Jane Grace is transgender, and the ConceptAlbum ''Transgender Dysphoria Blues'' deals with this topic.

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