Thomas Page McBee’s Amateur was shortlisted for the Baillie-Gifford Prize and the Wellcome Book Prize, named a best book of the year by the Sunday Times, BuzzFeed, Attitude and many others, and translated into multiple languages. In the course of reporting the book, Thomas became the first transgender man to ever fight in Madison Square Garden. His essays and reportage appear in the New York Times, Atlantic, GQ, Esquire, Vanity Fair and many other outlets. He is also a television writer/producer, and his recent work architecting the transition story for Elliot Page’s character in The Umbrella Academy was nominated for a GLAAD award. He lives outside Los Angeles with his wife and dogs.
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