Transgender journalism

Transgender resources Reviewed August 10, 2026 4 min read

Transgender people have worked as journalists since the advent of the field. In the 19th century, American journalists like Jack Bee Garland were reporting news, though many had to do so without being out about being trans due to profound discrimination. In the 21st century, many journalists were finally able to do their jobs while out.

Most large news outlets have searchable archives with transgender topics, and most news browsing services have a way to set up keywords for transgender subjects.

Many historic transgender journalism resources may be of interest for historians and archivists. See also groups and journalists listed under transgender audio and social media for commentary on trans news topics. A number of trans journalists publish newsletters on Substack covering a wide range of topics. See the Substack page for a complete list.

The outlets below also have significant trans-focused reporting, often written by trans journalists.

Trans-owned and operated news outlets and blogs

Assigned Media (assignedmedia.org) founded by Evan Urquhart

Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com) founded by Erin Reed

The Heroines of My Life (theheroines.blogspot.com) founded by Monika Kowalska

Long-running blog features interviews with hundreds of trans people, including my 2013 interview.

Oestrogeneration (oestrogeneration.org)

Planet Transgender (planetrans.org) founded by Kelli Busey

previously at planettransgender.com from 2014-2021 [archive]

The Present Age (readtpa.com) founded by Parker Molloy

Trans News Network (transnews.network) founded by Mady Castigan

Trans Media Watch (transmediawatch.org)

Trans Safety Network (transsafety.network) organized by Shash Appan

Trans Writes (transwrites.world) [archive]

TransActual UK (transactual.org.uk)

The TransAdvocate (transadvocate.com) operated by Cristan Williams

Transgender Report (transgenderreport.com) founded by “Jack Molay”

Transgender World (trans-express.lgbt) founded by “Jack Molay”

Translash Media (translash.org) founded by Imara Jones

Transvitae (transvitae.com) founded by Bricki

What the Trans (whatthetrans.com) founded by Ashleigh Talbot and Alyx Bedwell

Trans-supportive LGBT news outlets

The 19th (19thnews.org)

The Advocate (advocate.com/transgender) this site’s profile: The Advocate

Autostraddle (autostraddle.com)

Gay City News (gaycitynews.com)

Gay Star News (gaystarnews.co.uk)

Gay Times (gaytimes.com)

INTO (intomore.com)

LGBTQ Nation (lgbtqnation.com)

Metro Weekly (metroweekly.com)

NBC Out https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out

Out (out.com)

PinkNews (thepinknews.com) this site’s profile: PinkNews

Pride.com (pride.com)

QueerAF (wearequeeraf.com)

Queerty (queerty.com)

Star Observer (starobserver.com.au)

them. (them.us)

Uncloseted Media (unclosetedmedia.com)

The Washington Blade (washingtonblade.com)

Xtra Magazine (xtramagazine.com)

Organizations

NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists (nlgja.org) founded 1990

Trans Journalists Association (transjournalists.org) founded 2020

Black Trans Media (blacktransmedia.org) founded 2013

Journalists

Many excellent trans and gender diverse journalists are publishing work each day. Here are some of the better-known people (alphabetically). See people who are missing? Send them in!

Samantha Allen (samanthaleighallen.com)

Tre’vell Anderson (muckrack.com/trevell-anderson)

Priya Arora (thepriyaarora.com)

Alex Barasch (alexbarasch.com)

Nicky Bandini (theguardian.com/profile/nicky-bandini)

Sydney Bauer (muckrack.com/sydney-bauer-1)

S. Baum (transvestigations)

Tat Bellamy-Walker (muckrack.com/tat-bellamy-walker-2)

Jennifer Finney Boylan (jenniferboylan.net)

Kam Burns (linkedin.com/in/kamcburns)

Katelyn Burns (patreon.com/katelynburns)

Kelli Busey (planetrans.org)