Transformative justice and making amends doesn’t always mean staying close
Kai Cheng Thom
Kai Cheng Thom is a writer, performer, and social worker who divides her heart between Montreal and Toronto, unceded Indigenous territories. She is the author of the Lambda Award-nominated novel Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir (Metonymy Press), as well as the poetry collection a place called No Homeland (Arsenal Pulp Press). Her latest book, Falling Back in Love with Being Human, a collection of letters and poetry, is out now from Penguin Random House Canada.
Am I bi, pan, asexual, just plain straight or maybe even gay?
Kai counsels a questioning Gen Z reader riding a “sexual rollercoaster”
Am I gaslighting my partner?
A confused reader asks Kai about the distinction between having a different memory and deliberately distorting someone’s reality
I’m afraid my family will reject me for being non-binary. How do I come out to them?
Kai gives guidance to a newly-out non-binary person navigating how to be open with the people they love
I’m imperfect, but I’m trying to make change. How do I stop activists from dragging me?
Kai advises a so-called “sellout” on how to navigate conflict and build boundaries within her community
As an older trans man, do I have anything to offer the younger generation?
Kai guides an elder on how to heal trauma and close the queer generation gap
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