Brock Colyar | |
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Born | United States |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, writer |
Notable work | "The Cruel Kids' Table" |
Brock Colyar is a journalist who was born in Tennessee. [1] They studied gender and sexuality studies and journalism at Northwestern University, starting a LGBTQ magazine Queer Reader in their sophomore year. [2] They identify as non-binary or enby and use they/them pronouns. [3]
Colyar subsequently worked as an editorial intern for Ms. [4] They are a features writer at New York Magazineand are known as the writer of the magazine's nightlife newsletter "are u coming?" [5] [1] [6] In 2025, they wrote a cover story about the West Village Girl. [7]
In 2023, Colyar was awarded an American Society of Magazine Editors NEXT Award for Journalists Under 30 . [8] . In 2025, they were a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient. [9]
Colyar is perhaps best known for their January 2025 New York magazine cover story "The Cruel Kids' Table" about young conservative Americans and Colyar's experiences at a 2024 President Donald Trump re-election party. [10] [11]
The article resulted in a conservative backlash when American Conservation Coalition president Christopher Barnard criticized the cover story saying "New York Magazine literally cropped all the Black people out of this cover photo and then complained that 'the entire room is White.'" [12] [13]
As a result of the magazine, Trump influencer and conservative activist CJ Pearson threatened to sue New York magazine because of the story. [14]