REPLAY: The Advocate hosts virtual roundtable with trans youth and author Nico Lang
The discussion was streamed live on Advocate.com on October 23 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
October 15, 2024
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Read Susan Stryker's foreword to Nico Lang's book on trans youth, American Teenager (exclusive)
"Lang offers space for [trans youth] to tell their own stories while providing helpful context for the audience. The stories Lang’s subjects tell are heartbreaking, sweet, infuriating, and inspiring in equal measure," writes trans studies scholar Susan Stryker in the foreword to Nico Lang's book American Teenager.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Vows to Veto Anti-Trans Legislation
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Florida Subpoenas Medical Associations Over Trans Youth Care
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Karine Jean-Pierre to LGBTQ+ Community: ‘President Has Their Back’
The White House press secretary asked Americans to consider what it’s like to be a trans or queer kid in the country today.
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