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Aaryn Lang is a Midwestern media personality, consultant, and cultural commentator with a unique gift for saying the thing everyone’s thinking—just smarter, funnier, and with better context.

Operating at the intersection of pop culture, politics, and grassroots organizing, Aaryn brings movement-level insight to mainstream conversations, cutting through the noise of virality and spectacle to get to the heart of the matter.

Her voice was forged through more than a decade of community organizing and cultural leadership. Her primary focus? Weaving the plight of Black transgender people into the larger fight for Black liberation.

Aaryn’s unique point of view has allowed her to speak at The White House, Columbia University, NYU and across platforms including The Root, them., Cosmopolitan, Allure, Mic, and MSNBC.

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Aaryn hosted the New York Emmy–nominated PBS Digital series First Person.

She partnered with Academy Award winning actress Anne Hathaway and Digital Media Management to create and host Miss Lang Presents, a week-long digital series spotlighting the conversations missing from the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings. She also created The Illuminations Grant through Queer|Art NYC, in partnership with acclaimed artist Mariette Pathy Allen—the first U.S. arts grant established exclusively for Black trans women artists. She is currently on a fast track to becoming a darling of the cultural zeitgeist, producing thought-provoking and often hilarious content through social media.

The Aaryn Lang Show is launching in 2026. Stay tuned!

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Aaryn has shared her voice and vision on some of the nation’s most visible stages — from The White House to Columbia University — and through publications such as The Root, them., and Cosmopolitan. Her work and commentary have been featured in Allure, Mic, HuffPost, and more. On screen, she co-wrote and starred in Don’t Be a Bystander (Barnard College) and Malcolm Revisited (created by Patrisse Cullors), and hosted the Emmy-nominated PBS Digital series First Person.

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