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Author hosts public discussions about book bans, LGBTQ issues • North Dakota Monitor [1]

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Date: 2025-10 

The author of a book about the lives of transgender teenagers in America will visit five North Dakota cities next week for a series of discussions about LGBTQ issues and book bans.

Nico Lang’s 2024 book, “American Teenager: How Trans Kids are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era,” focuses on the day-to-day experiences of transgender teens and how they are affected by a cultural climate divided on transgender rights. The book is the product of Lang’s interviews with eight transgender and nonbinary adolescents across America, as well as their community members.

The dates, times and locations of the talks are:

Monday at 7 p.m. at Atomic Coffee in Fargo

Tuesday at noon at the University of Jamestown’s Raugust Library

Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Lucky’s 13 Pub in Bismarck

Wednesday at noon at Bismarck State College’s Skogen Hall

Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Main Street Books in Minot

Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Grand Forks Public Library

The talks are organized by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota.

Cody Schuler, advocacy manager for the ACLU of North Dakota, will join Lang for each discussion.

The tour coincides with Banned Books Week, which raises awareness about legislation that aims to restrict access to books in libraries and schools.

Lawmakers in more than 30 states introduced legislation seeking to regulate content in public libraries between January and July 2025.

In North Dakota, the Legislature passed a bill that would have required schools and public libraries to move “sexually explicit” content to areas not easily accessible to children, but the legislation was vetoed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong.

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