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.
The outlets below also have very good trans-focused reporting, often written by trans journalists.
Trans-owned and operated news outlets
Assigned Media (assignedmedia.org)
Erin in the Morning (erininthemorning.com)
What the Trans (whatthetrans.com)
Transvitae (transvitae.com)
Transgender World (trans-express.lgbt)
The Heroines of My Life (theheroines.blogspot.com)
- Monika Kowalska’s long-running blog features interviews with hundreds of trans people, including my 2013 interview.
The TransAdvocate (transadvocate.com)
- Good trans coverage with some well-researched long-form reporting.
Planet Transgender (planetrans.org)
- Good blog coverage of trans news around the world, with original reporting and commentary.
- previously at planettransgender.com from 2014-2021 [archive]
Trans-supportive LGBT new outlets
The Advocate (advocate.com/transgender)
- Original reporting on trans people from the longest-running LGBT news org.
them. (them.us)
- Great queer lifestyle news.
PinkNews (thepinknews.com)
See also groups and journalists listed under transgender audio and social media for commentary on trans news topics.
Organizations
NLGJA (nlgja.org)
- NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists was founded in 1990.
Trans Journalists Association (transjournalists.org)
- Founded in 2020.
Black Trans Media (blacktransmedia.org)
- Founded in 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)
- Twitter: @SLAwrites
Tre’vell Anderson (muckrack.com/trevell-anderson)
- Twitter: @TrevellAnderson
Priya Arora (thepriyaarora.com)
- Twitter: @thepriyaarora
Nicky Bandini (theguardian.com/profile/nicky-bandini)
- Twitter: @NickyBandini
Sydney Bauer
- Pronouns: she/her
- Twitter: @femme_thoughts
Tat Bellamy-Walker (tat-bellamy-walker-2)
- Pronouns: he/him
- Twitter: @bell_tati
Jennifer Finney Boylan (jenniferboylan.net)
- Twitter: @jennyboylan
Kam Burns (linkedin.com/in/kamcburns)
- Twitter: kamcburns [deleted]
Katelyn Burns (patreon.com/katelynburns)
- Twitter: @transscribe
Kelli Busey (planetrans.org)
- Twitter: @kellibusey
- planettransgender.com 2014-2021 [archive]
Mady Castigan (madycast.com)
- Bluesky: madycast.com
Gina Chua (structureofnews.wordpress.com)
- Twitter: @GinaSKChua
Sophie Cook (sophiecook.me.uk)
- Twitter: @sophiecooktalks
T Cooper (t-cooper.com)
- Twitter: @realtcooper
Dawn Ennis (lifeafterdawn.com)
- Twitter: @lifeafterdawn
Alyza Enriquez (alyzaenriquez.cargo.site)
- Twitter: mxalyzaenriquez
Sam H. Escobar (linkedin.com/in/samescobar)
- Twitter: @myhairisblue
Ina Fried
- Twitter: @inafried
Henry Giardina (henrygiardina.com)
- Twitter: @punkgroucho
Da’Shaun Harrison (linktr.ee/dashaunlh)
- Twitter: DaShaunLH
Morgan Lev Edward Holleb (morganholleb.com)
- Twitter: @morganholleb
Juliet Jacques (julietjacques.com)
- Twitter: @zinovievletter
Imara Jones (imarajones.com)
- Twitter: @imarajones
- See also Imara Jones
Robyn Kanner (robynkanner.com)
- Twitter: @robynkanner
Alex Kapitan (radicalcopyeditor.com)
- Twitter: ZrAlexKapitan
Oliver-Ash Kleine
- Twitter: @oliverashkleine
Jess Kung (jesskung.net)
- LinkedIn: jessskung
Eden Lane (eden-lane.com)
- Twitter: @edenlane
Paris Lees
- Twitter: @parislees
Canela López
- Twitter: @VCanelaLopez
Thomas Page McBee (thomaspagemcbee.com)
- Twitter: @ThomasPageMcBee
Janet Mock (janetmock.com)
- Twitter: @janetmock
Jack Monroe (cookingonabootstrap.com)
- Twitter: @bootstrapcook
Katherine O’Donnell
- Twitter: @kathy__odonnell
Kae Petrin (linkedin.com/in/petrinkae)
Shannon Power
- Twitter: @shannonjpower
Erin Reed (erininthemorn.substack.com)
- Twitter: @ErinInTheMorn
Danica Roem (delegatedanicaroem.com)
- Twitter: @pwcdanica
Gwendolyn Ann Smith (gwensmith.com)
- Twitter: @gwenners
Danielle Solzman (solzyatthemovies.com)
- Twitter: @DanielleSATM
Kate Sosin (muckrack.com/kate-sosin)
- Twitter: shoeleatherkate [deleted]
Meredith Talusan (mtalusan.com)
- Twitter: @1demerith
Brynn Tannehill (brynntannehill.com)
- Twitter: @BrynnTannehill
Jacob Tobia (jacobtobia.com)
- Twitter: @JacobTobia
Diana Tourjee (dianatourjee.com)
- Twitter: @DianaTourjee
Zoey Tur
- Twitter: @ZoeyTur
Evan Urquhart (assignedmedia.org)
- Muck Rack: evan-urquhart
- Twitter: e_urq [inactive]
- Twitter: assignedmedia
Ana Valens / Ana Wythe (muckrack.com/ana-valens)
- Twitter: acvalens
- Twitter: SpaceDoctorPhD [deleted]
M.A. Voepel / Michael “Mike” Voepel
- Twitter: @MAVoepel
India Willoughby
- Twitter: @IndiaWilloughby
Harron Walker (tinyletter.com/qandhi)
- Twitter: @HarronWawker
Lewis Raven Wallace (lewispants.com)
- Twitter: @LewisPants
Lara Witt (linkedin.com/in/lara-witt-4206421b1)
Tuck Woodstock (tuckwoodstock.com)
Historically significant trans journalists
- Donna Cartwright (born 1947)
- Leslie Feinberg (1949–2014)
- Jack Bee Garland (1869–1936)
- Jan Morris (1926–2020)
- Monica Roberts (1962 – 2020) transgriot.blogspot.com Twitter: @transgriot
- Philippa York (born 1958)