CONTRIBUTORS

VANESSA GRIGORIADIS

Contributing Editor Vanessa Grigoriadis spoke to icons of American women's gymnastics including Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, and Maggie Nichols—about the often insidious, insular world of their sport and the fallout from the predation of Larry Nassau "There needs to be more positive coaching— not coaching through fear," says Grigoriadis, whose "Spring Forward" begins on page 92. Her book, Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Ro u en and Consent on Campus, comes out in paperback this September.

GILLIAN LAUB

"I have been following their harrowing story," says photographer Gillian Faub of Raisman, Nichols, and Wieber (above, right), the tenacious gymnasts who, following the crimes of Larry Nassar, are working to detoxify women's gymnastics for good ("Spring Forward," page 92). "They were just as I expected: beautiful, strong, and brave." Laub's "Southern Rites" exh ibition a 12-year visual study of one community's battle against racial inequality will begin a national tour this fall.

BRUNO NAVASKY

For "Clear the Coast," on page 84, writer Bruno Navasky met many of the standout citizens of California who are organizing to save the state's water—as Trump and his E.RA. work to weaken the laws safeguarding it. "So much energy is burned in California simply moving water around," says Navasky, who does education programming with the Academy of American Poets. "We have sensible clean-water laws on the books, and it's up to all of us to see them enforced."

EMILY JANE FOX

Hive Senior Reporter Emily Jane Fox is an expert on our First Family, having covered the Trump kids for years.

In her debut book,Bom Trump, adapted on page 78, Fox showcases the four eldest children and their trajectories, from often normal-seeming childhoods to the inauguration that none of them thought would happen. "Understanding the divorce from Ivana—and how that shaped the kids' relationships with their father—helps explain the dynamic we see playing out in Washington today," she says.

RICHARD LAWSON

With two major reboots out now Queer Eye and Will & Grace—KF Chief Critic Richard Lawson examines the evolution and relative successes of Gay TV.

He highlights the need for better representation, as well as how television can move past dated tropes. "Going forward, we need to focus on ethnic diversity but also on diversity of stories," says Lawson, whose essay appears on page 42. "You have a whole life after coming out."