Never Been Prouder: Khaled Hosseini sets father goals as daughter comes out as trans
India Today
Acclaimed novelist Khaled Hosseini has revealed that his daughter has come out as transgender.
Khaled Hosseini, acclaimed Afghanistan-origin novelist, has revealed that his daughter Haris has come out as transgender. The author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns took to Twitter this morning to announce the same.
He penned a heartfelt note and said that he has never been prouder of his daughter.
“Yesterday, my daughter Haris came out as transgender. I’ve never been prouder of her. She has taught our family so much about bravery and truth. I know this process was painful for her. She is sober to the cruelty trans people are subjected to. But she is strong and undaunted,” he wrote.
See the tweet here:
Yesterday, my daughter Haris came out as transgender.I’ve never been prouder of her. She has taught our family so much about bravery and truth.I know this process was painful for her. She is sober to the cruelty trans people are subjected to. But she is strong and undaunted. pic.twitter.com/c3qNT1Lndw
In another tweet, the novelist also posted a throwback photo with his daughter and wrote, “I love my daughter. She is beautiful, wise, brilliant. I will be by her side every step of the way. Our family stands behind her.”
I love my daughter. She is beautiful, wise, brilliant. I will be by her side every step of the way. Our family stands behind her. pic.twitter.com/xdJWD4Ikbi
