“American Teenager” Author Reading and Q&A

American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era by Nico Lang 

Saturday, March 7 at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary

Come hear longtime LGBTQ+ journalist and author Nico Lang speak at SFBC about their recent book American Teenager, an unprecedented deep dive into the daily lives of trans teens and their families across the United States. Many of the stories in this book center on themes of faith, told through a hopeful, affirming lens. Lang is currently on a 50-state tour to bring this book to as many communities as possible. We welcome them to share their stories with us here in Seattle.

Nico Lang (they/them) is a nonbinary award-winning journalist with over a decade of experience covering the transgender community’s fight for equality. Their work has appeared in major publications, including Rolling Stone, Esquire, the New York Times, Vox, the Wall Street Journal, Salon, Harper’s Bazaar, Time, The Washington Post, and the L.A. Times. Lang is the creator of Queer News Daily and previously served as the deputy editor for Out magazine, the news editor for Them, the LGBTQ+ correspondent for VICE, and the editor and cofounder of the literary journal In Our Words. Their industry-leading contributions to queer media have resulted in a GLAAD Media Award and 10 awards from the National Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA). Lang is also the first-ever recipient of the Visibility Award from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), an honor created to recognize their impactful contributions to reporting on the lives of LGBTQ+ people.