Life of Agony's Keith Caputo to Undergo Gender Reassignment Surgery

[Marvin the Martian]

I'm really not familiar with this band at all....only recognized Caputo's name because he was a guest vocalist on this Within Temptation song.

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Thoughts, everyone? (as I try to resist the obvious joke)

[CrowdAds]

[lestatar]

Wtf??!?! Really? I am like you...never heard of the guy before WT. Is this for real or just a rumor?

Man, maybe he is tired of being a tenor and wants to be more like Sharon...

[Marvin the Martian]

Originally Posted by lestatar

Wtf??!?! Really? I am like you...never heard of the guy before WT. Is this for real or just a rumor?

Man, maybe he is tired of being a tenor and wants to be more like Sharon...

I don't know what to think.....this seems to contradict the transgender surgery bit.....

As previously reported, LIFE OF AGONY's Keith Caputo has revealed that he is "transitioning" into life as a woman and has begun to refer to himself as "her" on his official web site, KeithCaputo.com. The singer, who has adopted the name "Keith Mina Caputo", wrote on his Twitter account, "Male to female transsexuals like me are the women who give up male privilege for femininity! Threaten the patriarchy!" He also responded to a question from a fan about the demise of LIFE OF AGONY by writing, "LIFE OF AGONY has already gone into isolation and it's got nothing to do with me transitioning [to a woman]."

In a June 5, 2011 interview with "DeadDave's Internet Radio Show" (stream audio below), Caputo stated, "I live a completely, totally different lifestyle. I'm a completely different human being, as you guys probably know. I have a very different path in life. I'm not living life as a man anymore and stuff. So, yeah, my life is completely different, but music will always be… music is definitely my driving force."

Caputo previously used cross-dressing images of himself in the artwork for his 2008 album "A Fondness For Hometown Scars" and dedicated the CD to androgynous people.

In a July 11 tweet, Caputo said, "my cuzins even get on me for being transgender, callin me the dumbest names, but it's all in good fun they'll really kill 4 me." The vocalist also re-tweeted a story from Metal Insider claiming the singer was due to get a sex change. He replied with the message, "Thx for being sweet & respectful..Deeply appreciate it. FYI, I'm keeping my penis!"

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[lestatar]

Huh. If he retains his penis, I do not believe he qualifies as a transsexual. More like a transvestite, though I guess he might be doing hormones and stuff to lose the hair and grow breasts, that sort of thing.

Not. For. Me. But I guess good luck...

[steinburger1109]

Tasteful, Marv.

I wish the best for him, of course. I've got a very extended female relative who underwent a similar operation... I'm always very sorry to hear about stories like this.

[Marvin the Martian]

Originally Posted by steinburger1109

Tasteful, Marv.

I wish the best for him, of course. I've got a very extended female relative who underwent a similar operation... I'm always very sorry to hear about stories like this.

I also wish the best for him, actually....he'll have to deal with a lot of losers who hate and fear what they don't understand, for the rest of his life.

The "obvious joke" I referred to in the original post was actually not aimed at Keith Caputo at all, but apparently everyone missed it....lol.

[steinburger1109]

All the worse being the fact that he's a musician/"famous"ish.

No, the obvious joke was les, or am I mistaken?...

Originally Posted by lestatar

Huh. If he retains his penis, I do not believe he qualifies as a transsexual. More like a transvestite, though I guess he might be doing hormones and stuff to lose the hair and grow breasts, that sort of thing.

Not. For. Me. But I guess good luck...

Well generally, they start hormone treatment before undergoing surgery.

[Marvin the Martian]

Originally Posted by steinburger1109

All the worse being the fact that he's a musician/"famous"ish.

No, the obvious joke was les, or am I mistaken?...

Steinburger1109!

[lestatar]

^ Oh I got it.

JUST TOOK THE HIGH ROAD AND IGNORED IT.

lolz

[steinburger1109]

Originally Posted by Marvin the Martian

Steinburger1109!

A silver cup? Heh. Well come now, I thought the joke was impossible to miss, so I didn't understand why you wouldn't assume the rest of us got it...

[Marvin the Martian]

Originally Posted by steinburger1109

A silver cup? Heh. Well come now, I thought the joke was impossible to miss, so I didn't understand why you wouldn't assume the rest of us got it...

You know what happens when you assume, right?

[steinburger1109]

Not particularly, but I shan't derail this further. Carry on.

[jupitreas]

Yeah, this really confuses, me lol. He was always kind of effeminate but I never thought of him as a woman. I've been a fan of the band in the 90s and while somewhat effeminate, their music is generally speaking quite heavy.

[Addicted]

I know him from the same within temptation song, more power to him for handling such a private and personal thing out in the open like he is, its very brave and I have to wish him well on becoming more of a her. Women are awesome, I don't blame anyone for wanting to join the club