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Award-winning journalist Nico Lang will read from their book, American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era, and take part in a Q&A with the audience.

Nico 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 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 eight teens who are truly just kids looking for a brighter future.

Presented with help from the Trans Education Network of Texas.