Parker Molloy was born on April 24,1986 and is an American writer and blogger.
14 Facts About Parker Molloy
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Parker Molloy has written for other publications, such as Media Matters for America.
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Parker Molloy briefly worked for Chicago musician Andrew Bird before taking a job at a Chicago-based ad agency.
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In 2014, Thought Catalog released Parker Molloy's ebook entitled My Transgender Coming Out Story.
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Parker Molloy has written for Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post, and Salon, and The Advocate.
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Parker Molloy has been a panelist for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association annual national convention and her input as a transgender journalist has been sought after by the Washington Post, The Week, The Boston Globe, and Autostraddle.
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Parker Molloy was included in the second annual Trans 100 list, recognizing the work of 100 transgender advocates in the United States, announced at the launch event, March 30,2014 in Chicago.
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On June 26,2014, Parker Molloy was named to Windy City Times annual "30 Under 30" list, honoring "the best in LGBTQIA activism, business, culture, non-profit work and more," and honored at a reception at Chicago's Center on Halsted.
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On November 5,2014, Parker Molloy was named as a finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards for her work discussing drag culture's use of language seen by her and former contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race to be transphobic.
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On March 2,2014, Parker Molloy was interviewed by Chicagoist, concerning Piers Morgan's interview with Janet Mock and the death of Anne Vanderbilt, allegedly resulting from an article posted on Grantland.
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On March 18,2014, Parker Molloy wrote an article titled "RuPaul Stokes Anger with Use of Transphobic Slur" at The Advocate.
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Parker Molloy was criticized by prominent transgender activists Calpernia Addams, Justin Vivian Bond, Andrea James, Our Lady J, as well as drag artists RuPaul and Alaska, a former contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race, who made a parody video depicting Parker Molloy being shot in the head.
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Parker Molloy's position was supported by Logo TV, the network airing RuPaul's Drag Race, which apologized for the use of transphobic language and by GLAAD.
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Parker Molloy was supported in an open letter, drafted by Zinnia Jones and signed by Sarah Brown, Fallon Fox, Christina Kahrl, and over 350 other transgender people, against what they perceived as personal attacks by Addams and James.