Before his current position, Lang was an op-ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times, an opinion editor for The Daily Dot, the east coast reporter for The Advocate, the co-creator and former editor-in-chief of In Our Words, a film critic for websites like Salon and Consequence of Sound.
His work has been featured in Bustle, BuzzFeed, Cosmopolitan,Esquire, Flavorwire, The Guardian, Harper’s Bazaar,HuffPost, IndieWire, Jezebel, Marie Claire, Mic, NewNowNext, NPR, Onion A.V. Club, OUT, Rolling Stone, Slate, Vice, Vox, and the Washington Post.
He is the co-editor of the best-selling BOYS anthology series and author of the memoir The Young People Who Traverse Dimensions While Wearing Sunglasses.
WHAT: TLDEF’s Transgender Advocacy Awards: a night of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and celebration.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 12, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
WHERE: Manhattan Penthouse, 80 Fifth Avenue, NYC
WHO: Honouring: Cecilia Gentili (Director of Policy and Public Affairs at GMHC) with TLDEF’s Community Leader Award; Michael Silverman (TLDEF Founder and Special Counsel at the New York City Commission on Human Rights) with TLDEF’s Legacy Award; Nico Lang (Acclaimed Journalist) with TLDEF Visibility Award; law firm, Arnold & Porter, with TLDEF’s Pro Bono Partner of the Year Award; insurance company, Chubb, with TLDEF’s Corporate Partner of the Year Award.
