Tre'vell Anderson is an American journalist, critic, editor, and podcaster. They previously worked for the publications Los Angeles Times, Xtra, and Out. They co-host the podcasts What A Day (Crooked Media) and FANTI (Maximum Fun). Anderson received an NAACP Image Award and two GLAAD Media Award nominations for their writing.
Anderson began their journalism career as a film critic for the Los Angeles Times, where they worked for four years, leaving in 2018.[1] They later worked for Out Magazine as the director of culture and entertainment.[2] Anderson began writing for the queer outlet Xtra Magazine in January 2020 in the role of editor-at-large.[1]
Their writing centers issues of race, gender, the LGBTQ community, and pop culture.[2] They have advocated for more racial diversity in LGBTQ media productions.[3] They have provided commentary to the New York Times, NBC News, BuzzFeed News, NPR, The Daily Beast, and KJZZ.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In 2021 Anderson received GLAAD Media Award nominations for two articles, "Why Billy Porter is a National Treasure" and "It’s Time for a New Tipping Point for Transgender Folks in Hollywood".[9] Anderson was mentored by late journalist Monica Roberts.[10]
In September 2021 Anderson joined the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Credentials Committee, the body that selects new members.[1]
They hosted the EW podcast Untold Stories: Beyond the Binary beginning in June 2020, which focused on nonbinary identity in culture and media.[11][12] Since 2020 they have co-hosted the culture and politics podcast FANTI with Jarrett Hill, produced by Maximum Fun.[13] As of 2022 Anderson is a co-host for the Crooked Media news podcast What A Day.[14]
Anderson's debut book, We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film, was released in May 2023 under Andscape Books.[15] The book "aims to shed light on the history of trans characters on screen and advocate for greater inclusivity moving forward."[16] They co-authored the book Historically Black Phrases with Jarrett Hill, which breaks down slang AAVE phrases.[17]
In March 2025, Anderson was named co-executive director of the Trans Journalists Association (TJA), alongside TJA co-founder Kae Petrin.[18]
Anderson was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina.[19] They received their bachelor's degree in sociology from Morehouse College and a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University.[20]
They began to identify as gender nonconforming as an undergraduate.[21] Anderson is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.[12]
