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Lexie Bean  

Author, Filmmaker & Activist Member of the RAINN National Leadership Council

Lexie Bean is a trans multimedia artist from the Midwest whose work revolves around themes of bodies, homes, cyclical violence, and queer identity. They are a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow, member of the RAINN National Leadership Council, and a Lambda Literary Award Finalist for "Written On The Body" and their work with fellow trans survivors of domestic violence, serving as a speaker and facilitator for more than 100 relevant events. Their experimental and animated shorts, "Full, Trans Boy Remember," and "The Ship We Built," which later became an awarded novel with Penguin Random House and a feature-length film script, has played in festivals around the world. Their latest film, "A Scavenger Hunt For People Loneliest In Their Own Homes," was commissioned by Price Hill Will and premiered as Best Experimental Film at Indie Short Awards Cannes.

Their work has been featured in Teen Vogue, New York Times, Huffington Post, The Feminist Wire, Ms. Magazine, Them, Bust Magazine, Autostraddle, and more. Currently, Bean's working on several projects, including their first feature length documentary, "What Will I Become?"

Speech Topics


Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse & LGBTQIA+ Identities

  • Lifelong impact childhood sexual abuse
  • LGBTQIA+ identies risks, myths, and relationship to anti-trans legislation
  • Nuances in university and workplace environments
  • Masculinities
  • Creative, reclaimitory storytelling

Coming of Age in a Fractured World

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