Joy Ellison

Joy Michael Ellison is the author of Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution! They are a writer, a teacher and scholar, and a grassroots, community activist. They are also a loud-mouth, a poet, and a ukulele-playing rock star. Currently, they are earning their PhD in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Ohio State University, where they study transgender history in the Midwest. Their column Rainbow Rant appears biweekly in Columbus Alive and you can find their creative writing in the Baltimore Review, Story Club Magazine, Lunch Ticket, and many other places.