In the media

 

As a leading expert in transgender media and politics, and as executive director of the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, I am frequently consulted by popular media outlets for a variety of news and feature stories. This page contains a selection of popular media stories in which I am quoted by name.

  • LGBTQ+ Advocates Urge Biden, Democrats to Push Back More Strongly on Anti-trans Rhetoric

    Karissa Waddick | USA Today | 23 June 2024

  • After Last Year’s Pride Backlash, Many Brands Back away From Trans-Inclusive Campaigns.

    Savannah Maher | Marketplace | 10 June 2024

  • Misinformation About Gender-Affirming Care Is in the Political Playbook for Elections in 2024.

    Frankie Graziano and Chloe Wynne | The Wheelhouse | 5 June 2024

  • Why Barack Obama’s Sexuality Became a News Story, and Then a Conspiracy Theory

    Grace Abels | Poynter | 18 October 2023

  • Marketers Are Caught Between Rainbow-Hushing and LGBTQ+ Controversies.

    Kathryn Lundstrom | Adweek | 29 June 2023

  • What Tucker Carlson’s Firing by Fox and Move to Twitter Mean for the Anti-LGBTQ Movement.

    Will Fritz | The American Independent | 15 May 2023

  • The Transitioning of Pop Culture.

    Pop Life | WAER88.3 | 6 March 2023

  • Drag Events in Illinois Among the Most Targeted in the Country, Report Finds.

    Shanzeh Ahmad | Chicago Tribune | 18 December 2022

  • A “Rainbow Wave” of Candidates Made History. What’s Next for Them?

    Anne Branigin | Washington Post | 11 November 2022

  • Trans Youth Who Socially Transition Are Unlikely to Detransition.

    Sarah Stark | WBEZ Chicago | 30 August 2022

  • How the Idea of a “Transgender Contagion” Went Viral—and Caused Untold Harm.

    Ben Kesslen | MIT Technology Review | 18 August 2022

  • Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade.

    Kayla Stoner | Northwestern Now | 24 June 2022

  • New Academic Journal Plans to Combat Misinformation on Trans People.

    Chicago Tonight | WTTW | 23 June 2022

  • When Brands Sponsor Pride While Funding Anti-LGBTQ+ Politicians.

    Kathryn Lundstrom | Adweek | 22 June 2022

  • First Journal with Entirely Transgender Board Launched.

    Paul Basken | Times Higher Education | 20 June 2022

  • Northwestern University Libraries and Center for Applied Transgender Studies Launch Trans Studies Journal.

    Windy City Times | 16 June 2022

  • New Trans Studies Journal Seeks to Explore the Realities of Trans Life.

    Henry Giardina | Into | 14 June 2022

  • New Journal a Place to Publish about the Material Realities of Trans Life.

    Win Reynolds | Northwestern Now | 13 June 2022

  • These LGBTQ Lawmakers Want to Make their States a Refuge for Trans Kids.

    Anne Branigin | Washington Post | 7 May 2022

  • How Activists Use Social Media for Good – and You Can Too.

    Shelby Brown | CNET | 5 April 2022

  • Andrea Jenkins is the Nation’s First Openly Trans City Council President. Here’s Her Plan for Minneapolis.

    Anne Branigin | The Lily | 12 January 2022

  • ‘Always Jane’ Is Part of a New Generation of Trans Documentaries.

    Robert Ito | New York Times | 11 November 2021

  • Avec son spectacle transphobe, Dave Chappelle plonge Netflix dans la tourmente.

    Alexis Buisson | Télérama | 18 October 2021

  • Texas is in the Spotlight. But Transgender Activists say their Fight Feels Uniquely Grueling and ‘Lonely.’

    Anne Branigin | The Lily | 22 September 2021

  • As Bills Sweep Statehouses, Facebook Profits From Harmful Anti-Trans Ads.

    Margaret Sessa-Hawkins | Decode Democracy | 27 May 2021

  • New Center for Applied Transgender Studies Responds to Trans Misinformation.

    Melissa Wasserman | Windy City Times | 28 April 2021

  • Joan Esposito: Live, Local & Progressive.

    WCPT 820: Chicago’s Progressive Talk | 27 April 2021

  • New Transgender Studies Center in Chicago Aims to Combat Misinformation and Lack of Trans-led Research.

    Elyssa Cherney | Chicago Tribune | 26 April 2021

  • What’s the Impact on Transgender Youth of Arkansas Ban and Other Legislation?

    Marla Paul | Northwestern Now | 7 April 2021

  • Americans Around the World Were Part of the Largest Voter Turnout in U.S. History.

    Angela Norwood | The Conversation | 14 January 2021

  • Don’t Ask a Trans Person ‘How Were You Born?’ — Here’s How to Learn Without Causing Harm.

    Mere Abrams | Healthline | 19 November 2020

  • Presidential Hopefuls Not Showing Love to LGBTQ Media.

    Scott Stiffler | Washington Blade | 12 March 2020

  • Dating While Trans Is Complicated. HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ Pushed Me to Unpack My Online Romances.

    Delilah Friedler | Mother Jones | 2 August 2019

  • Trans Porn, Long Shunned, Goes Mainstream.

    Mark Hay | Ozy | 10 July 2019

  • Modern Family is Making Strides for the Transgender Community. Hear How.

    Annenberg Media | 28 September 2016