Author Event | Nico Lang: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era

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Date(s): Friday, May 9, 2025
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Venue: Downtown Branch of AADL
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For their groundbreaking new book, journalist Nico Lang spent a year traveling the country to document the lives of transgender, nonbinary, and genderfluid teens and their families. Drawing on hundreds of hours of on-the-ground interviews with them and the people in their communities, American Teenager paints a vivid portrait of what it’s actually like to grow up trans today.

From the tip of Florida’s conservative panhandle to vibrant queer communities in California, and from Texas churches to mosques in Illinois, American Teenager gives readers a window into the lives of Wyatt, Rhydian, Mykah, Clint, Ruby, Augie, Jack, and Kylie, eight teens who, despite what some lawmakers might want us to believe, are truly just kids looking for a brighter future.

This event is in partnership with Literati Bookstore and includes a signing with books for sale.

For teens & adults. Held in 4th Floor Meeting Room

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