Synopsis
Saint-Clair’s latest novel, Morgan in the Mirror, moves away from her usual lesbian contexts, and tackles the issue of transgenderism – a most relevant matter for the health and survival of humankind because fear of the unfamiliar is part of the global problem of discrimination against ‘the other’. If our survival as a community is based on our ability to become compassionate, accepting human being capable of caring for each other, even in the absence of understanding, then Saint-Clair tests our readiness by giving us Morgan and the challenge his personal circumstances present to the world.
Gender and sexuality have never been frozen in binary oppositions of either/or, but have always existed as mere stations along a rich and gloriously multicoloured continuum.
Christen discovered this truism after her own surprising heart-connection with Maddy but can she now accept Morgan, her new love interest, as he stands before her at the mid-point of his trans-gender journey from female to male?
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