Review: Against Me!, 'Shape Shift With Me'

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Two years ago, Against Me! released Transgender Dysphoria Blues, the band's first album since leader Laura Jane Grace came out as a transgender woman. Up to that point, the Florida band had become renowned for gritty, literate slices of life set to roaring folk-punk. But with the success and acclaim that followed Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Grace found herself more than just a popular musician: She'd become a spokeswoman for a generation of people coming out amid higher visibility — and greater challenges — for the trans community. Shape Shift With Me1999 Valencia City Council election

The 1999 Valencia City Council election, also the 1999 Valencia municipal election, was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality of Valencia. All 33 seats in the City Council were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

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The City Council of Valencia (, ) was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Valencia, composed of the mayor, the government council and the elected plenary assembly. Voting for the local assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in the municipality of Valencia and in