Good Shepherd
United Methodist Church
Whatever you believe or doubt,
whatever you have done or failed to do,
whatever your story or experience of
being human in this world,
and whomever you love,
you are welcome here.
Whatever you believe or doubt,
whatever you have done or failed to do,
whatever your story or experience of
being human in this world,
and whomever you love,
you are welcome here.
Whatever you believe or doubt,
whatever you have done or failed to do,
whatever your story or experience of
being human in this world,
and whomever you love,
you are welcome here.
Media coverage tends to sensationalize the fight over how trans kids should be allowed to
live, but what is incredibly rare are the voices of the people at the heart of this debate:
transgender and gender nonconforming kids themselves. 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: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent
Era 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.
Join us on Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m. for an insightful conversation with author Nico Lang. You are welcome here!
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