Everyday Trans Activism

#21 This episode's guest is journalist, editor, culture critic, and essayist Nico Lang!

Nico is the author of the upcoming American Teenager: How Trans Kids are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era, which comes out on October 8th. I cannot WAIT to read it.

We talk about:
📖 Nico's Avengers origin story (hint: lots of fan fiction)
📖 the need for queer stories
📖 heart-wrenching and beautiful trans teen stories
📖 unsettling endings (like that f*cking Sopranos ending)
📖 the value of trying
📖 THEIR BOOK!

You can find Nico on Instagram @queernewsdaily and pre-order their book before October 8 here.

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Show notes and full transcripts available at www.parentsoftransyouth.com/podcast

Everyday Trans Activism is a production of Parents of Trans Youth, a social impact business providing learning, support, and community to parents and caregivers of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse kids.

Host Mandy Giles (she/her) is the Texas parent of two transgender young adults and a fierce advocate for trans kids, their families, and the transgender community.

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