S. Bear Bergman

S. Bear Bergman is a transgender author, poet, playwright, and theater artist. Bergman was educated at Concord Academy, where ze was one of the founders of the first Gay-Straight Alliance and on the Governor of Massachusetts' Commission for GLBT youth. Ze received hir Bachelor of Fine Arts from Hampshire College in 1996.

Ze is widely known in the transgender community for hir poem, Day of Remembrance, which is read at many Transgender Day of Remembrance celebrations nationwide.

Hir solo shows have received accolades at the annual Gay & Lesbian Theatre Festival in Columbus, Ohio. In 2005, ze was awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant for playwriting, as well as a Millay Colony Fellowship award.

Bergman's first book, Butch Is A Noun, was released in September 2006 by Suspect Thoughts Press. Ze contributes regularly to anthologies, and writes a book review column for Gendercrash.com. In addition, ze continues to perform hir solo shows at colleges and universities throughout the United States.