Mae Martin

Personal context

Summary

Mae Martin is a Canadian comedian, writer, and actor known for the semi-autobiographical series Feel Good, stand-up, and the book Can Everyone Please Calm Down? Their work often draws on sexuality, gender, relationships, and addiction and recovery. Martin has said they wrote the book for young people, describing public debate about gender as increasingly politicized, and has spoken out about threats to trans rights, including in interviews and their stand-up. No public partisan campaigning or advocacy on causes outside LGBTQ issues is on record.