Letter to My (Possible) Son
The suicide of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn makes this new mother reckon with her devastation, her Christianity, and the possibility of raising her daughter as a son.
Lily Burana
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Since started her writing career the seminal punk ‘zine Maximum RocknRoll, Lily Burana (www.lilyburana.com) has published in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many other publications. She is the author of four books, including her most recent, “Grace for Amateurs: Field Notes on a Journey Back to Faith."
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