Letter to My Transgender Daughter: A Girlhood
A parent’s love letter to a daughter who has always known exactly who she is.
One ordinary day, a caseworker from the Department of Children and Families knocked on the Hays family's door to investigate an anonymous complaint about the upbringing of their transgender child. It was this knock, this threat, that began the family's journey out of the Bible Belt but never far from the hate and fear resting at the nation’s core.
Self-aware and intimate, Letter to My Transgender Daughter asks us all to love better, not just for the sake of Hays’s child but for children everywhere enduring injustice and prejudice just as they begin to understand themselves. Letter to My Transgender Daughter is a call to action, an ode to community, a plea for empathy, a hope for a better future. Letter to My Transgender Daughter is a love letter to a child who has always known exactly who she is—and who is waiting for the rest of the world to catch up.
Book At A Glance
# of Pages: 282
Book Binding: Hardcover
Year of Publication: 2022
Publisher: Blair
Language: en
ISBN: 9781949467901
Creator Bio
Carolyn Hays is a writer, educator, and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights based in the United States. She holds a degree in English Literature and has been writing for over a decade. Her work has been featured in various publications, including The Advocate and The Huffington Post. As a mother of a transgender daughter, Hays has dedicated her writing to shedding light on the experiences and challenges faced by the trans community. She is also a strong advocate for inclusivity and diversity in literature and is dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices through her work. In addition to writing, Hays also works as a teacher, using her platform to educate and empower others about issues of gender identity and acceptance.
