American Teenager Tour

Name: American Teenager Tour
Start: 2025-09-28T15:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-09-28T17:00:00-06:00
Location: 500 N Higgins Ave Suite 105, Missoula, MT, United States, Montana 59802

Schedule

Sun Sep 28 2025 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

500 N Higgins Ave Suite 105, Missoula, MT, United States, Montana 59802 | Missoula, MT

Join us for an inspiring afternoon with NATIONAL BESTSELLER and 2025 Stonewall Book Award Honoree, Nico Lang (they/them), in conversation with former Executive Director of The Center, Andy Nelson.
Lang will read from their groundbreaking new book, American Teenager - a vivid and moving portrait of eight trans and nonbinary teens navigating daily life across the United States. In a media landscape that often debates their existence, American Teenager amplifies the voices of young people themselves, sharing their struggles, joys, resilience, and hopes for the future.
From Florida’s conservative panhandle to queer communities in California, Lang captures stories that reveal both the challenges and the everyday humanity of trans and nonbinary youth. Their reporting, based on hundreds of hours of interviews, provides an unparalleled window into what it means to grow up trans in America today.
Following the reading, Lang will join Andy Nelson for a thoughtful discussion on storytelling, visibility, and resilience, with time for audience Q&A.
About the Author
Nico Lang (they/them) is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Esquire, The New York Times, Vox, Time, The Washington Post, and more. They are the founder of Queer News Daily and have received a GLAAD Media Award, 10 awards from the National Association of LGBTQ Journalists, and the inaugural Visibility Award from the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.