“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.”
Portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley by Richard Rothwell
From essays…
Sympathy for the ‘Monster’
A self-made, trans woman reflects on Mary Shelley's man-made monster.
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.