{"product_id":"american-teenager-how-trans-kids-are-surviving-hate-and-finding-joy-in-a-turbulent-era","title":"American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Nico Lang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeacon Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9\/16\/2025, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781419773839\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning journalist comes a vivid and moving portrait of eight trans and nonbinary teenagers across the country, following their daily triumphs, struggles, and all that encompasses growing up trans in America today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedia coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be allowed to live, but what \u003ci\u003e is\u003c\/i\u003e incredibly rare are the voices of the people at the heart of this debate: transgender and gender nonconforming kids themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor 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, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Teenager\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid portrait of what it's actually like to grow up trans today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the tip of Florida's conservative panhandle to vibrant queer communities in California, and from Texas churches to mosques in Illinois, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Teenager\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With humor and compassion, Lang shows trans teenagers as they really are: kids trying their best.\" -- Maia Kobabe, author of \u003ca href=\"%20https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/gender-queer?variant=30100018561075\" title=\"Gender Queer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender Queer: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An urgently necessary book. By allowing trans teens to tell their stories themselves, Lang has given them--and by extension, all of us--a great gift.\" -- Hugh Ryan, award-winning author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/when-brooklyn-was-queer-a-history\" title=\"When Brooklyn Was Queer\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Brooklyn Was Queer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Teenager\u003c\/i\u003e provides a beautiful--often uplifting, occasionally heart-wrenching--window into the lives of contemporary trans kids and their families as they navigate their teen years amid ever-increasing anti-trans legislation and prejudice. Tune out the politicians and pundits, and pick up this book if you actually want to learn more about trans kids.\" -- Julia Serano, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/whipping-girl-a-transsexual-woman-on-sexism-and-the-scapegoating-of-femininity-2ed?variant=48632596005147\" title=\"Whipping Girl\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNico Lang\u003c\/b\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vox\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Salon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003e L.A. Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Lang is the creator of Queer News Daily and previously served as the deputy editor for \u003ci\u003eOut \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, the news editor for \u003ci\u003eThem\u003c\/i\u003e, the LGBTQ+ correspondent for \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor and cofounder of the literary journal \u003ci\u003eIn Our Words\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52789056012571,"sku":"American Teenager","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/71Na08gFLeL._SL1500.jpg?v=1786399519","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/american-teenager-how-trans-kids-are-surviving-hate-and-finding-joy-in-a-turbulent-era","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}