Leith St. John
Leith St. John
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Please, if you’re taking any classes in Women’s & Gender Studies, bring Riftgirl’s work to your professor’s attention—she’s totally syllabus-worthy.
— Kate Bornstein, Author of 'Gender Outlaw' and 'A Queer and Pleasant Danger'
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From essays…

In translation

As a reader, I’m drawn to works in translation — novels that don’t start their life in English but find their way to my heart, nonetheless. But can reading translated works make me a better writer in my own native tongue?

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Leith and husband, Les.

About Leith

Leith St. John, aka Riftgirl, is the author of Being T: The Riftgirl Blog, a widely-read blog about her experiences living and dating as a single trans woman during the early 2000s. Her videos and performances have been shown at international women’s and 2SLGBTQ events, and her essays, interviews, and comics have appeared in various print and online publications.

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