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is a writer, editor, and general hellraiser. They are currently the News & Politics Editor at Teen Vogue and a regular contributor to them, where they think about and report on politics, identity, activist movements, and pop culture.
Lex uses they/them pronouns. They are a member of the Trans Journalists Association. In 2023 Lex was nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding Online Journalism for their 2022 criticism of how the New York Times and other liberal media approach trans healthcare.
Lex is a prolific interviewer whose conversations — with figures ranging from actor Liv Hewson, to the band boygenius (twice), to abolitionists like Mariame Kaba and Ruth Wilson Gilmore, to politicians facing persecution in state legislatures — are regularly among their publications’ most-read stories. Their political coverage has been published by outlets including the BBC, The Nation, The New Republic, and The Appeal, and their culture writing has been published by i-D, Vulture, Alternative Press, Bitch Media, and more. They are open for paid commissions.
Lex has appeared widely in the media to discuss their work, including on MSNBC; National Public Radio; podcasts including Death Panel; and more. They are also available for class visits, and have visited college classes at New York University, Emerson College, and Clemson University, as well as run workshops for groups like Just Media. Lex is a regular panelist at conferences like SXSW and the Socialism Conference.
Lex is at work on a book proposal about their time as an anti-sexual violence organizer, #MeToo, and how abolitionist feminism can combat rape culture. They hold a Master of Arts in Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism from the New School for Social Research.