Grace Byron

Grace Byron is a writer from Indianapolis based in Queens, New York City. Her writing has appeared in The Baffler, The Believer, and The Cut, among other outlets. She’s working on a novel about conversion therapy.

The Trans Cult Who Believes AI Will Either Save Us—or Kill Us All

The Trans Cult Who Believes AI Will Either Save Us—or Kill Us All The Trans Cult Who Believes AI Will Either Save Us—or Kill Us All

What the Zizians, a trans vegan cult allegedly behind multiple murders, can teach us about radicalization and our tech-addled politics.

Mar 13, 2025 / Grace Byron

Can Zohran Mamdani Really Win?

Can Zohran Mamdani Really Win? Can Zohran Mamdani Really Win?

The socialist New York City mayoral candidate has galvanized support with an energetic, creative campaign. Will it be enough?

Mar 11, 2025 / Grace Byron

Trans rights activists and President Trump supporters near the White House on January 20, 2025.

The Right to Pee Is Everything The Right to Pee Is Everything

Trans peoples' basic right to exist in the world is under assault. Bathrooms are at the heart of that fight.

Feb 3, 2025 / Grace Byron

Edward Hopper's “October in Cape Cod,” 1946.

A Coming of Age Novel That Puzzles Through Gender A Coming of Age Novel That Puzzles Through Gender

In Griffin Hansbury’s Some Strange Music Draws Me In, a man’s recollections of his transition opens up into a nuanced examination of gender identity’s many contradictions.

May 27, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron

A New York City apartment building.

A Modern-Day Fable for the Tenant Class A Modern-Day Fable for the Tenant Class

Hilary Leichter’s fiction examines contemporary crises like work and inequality through the lens of magical realism. Her latest novel, Terrace Story, is a parable about the family...

Nov 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron

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