"The act of writing could amount to a kind of revenge. But empathy, instead, is McBee’s objective, the most important part of becoming real in one’s own eyes. ‘Being human,’ he concludes, ‘means being at the mercy of others.’ That’s a part of aspiration, too. We are born human; with hard work, we achieve humanity."  Henry Giardina, New York Times

"McBee takes us in his capable hands and shows us what it takes to become a man who is gloriously, gloriously alive.”—Roxane Gay

Thomas Page McBee’s Lambda award-winning debut memoir, Man Alive, was named a best book of the year by NPR Books, BuzzFeed, Kirkus, and Publisher's Weekly. His “refreshing [and] radical” (The Guardian) follow-up, Amateur, was shortlisted for the UK’s Baillie-Gifford nonfiction book prize and the Wellcome Book Prize, named a best book of the year by many publications, 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.

A writer/producer, Thomas’s television writing credits include season 3 of The Umbrella Academy, where he architected and wrote the transition narrative for Elliot Page’s character, Viktor. That storyline was widely praised in the press, and the season was nominated for a GLAAD award. He was also a writer/producer on season 4 of Umbrella Academy, and a writer for Showtime’s The L Word and Netflix’s Tales of the City. Additionally, he co-created and co-wrote the 2024 Audible original, Bloodhound.

Thomas’s essays and reportage appear in the New York Times, The Atlantic, GQ, Esquire, Vanity Fair, and many other outlets. He is currently at work on a nonfiction book about trans time, and adapting Amateur for television. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and dogs.