Radically centering trans teens with Nico Lang


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Episode 21'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:

๐Ÿ“– Nico's Avengers origin story (hint: lots of fan fiction)
๐Ÿ“– the need for queer stories
๐Ÿ“– heart-wrenching and beautiful trans teen stories
๐Ÿ“– unsettling endings (like that frustrating Sopranos ending)
๐Ÿ“– the value of trying
๐Ÿ“– THEIR BOOK!

You can pre-order the book before October 8 here.

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