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𝙅𝙤 ⚢📖🏳️‍🌈's avatar

I have a few more for you: Garielle Lutz (still writing) and Eileen Myles (who mostly wrote in the 20th century, says they know the 20th century best, and came out as trans NB in the 21st century but has said they are trans in interviews). Lucy Sante is a critic who has been publishing books since 1991; came out as trans in 2021 also.

I don't know how you're defining trans (eg, did have the author have to say "trans", or is it your personal definition (yes I think about this a lot because I cover "lesbian" literature on my Substack), but you might want to look into "lesbian" writer Radclyffe Hall, who went by John in private.

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Ella Castanier's avatar

This is 19th century but I highly recommend Peyton Thomas’s writing on the trans possibilities of Louisa May Alcott and Little Women! Thank you so much for this resource

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