Writer & PEN America Trustee Jennifer Finney Boylan shares her story of coming out to her mother as transgender, which inspired her memoir. We need stories like @jennyboylan's. With book bans on the rise, it is imperative that we fight back against efforts to erase LGBTQ+ voices.

We are thrilled to present student activist and PEN America Free Speech Advocacy Institue participant @Jack_Petocz with the 2022 PEN/Benenson Courage Award for his unflinching stance against censorship and silencing. #PENgala

Asia Kate Dillon, widely acclaimed for their performance on Billions as Taylor Mason—TV’s first nonbinary main character—joins us at #PENgala to present the PEN/Benenson Courage Award to @Jack_Petocz.