‘I will be by her side every step of the way’: Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini reveals his ‘strong and undaunted’ daughter Haris has come out as transgender
- Hosseini said he would stand by his daughter’s side after her transition
- His daughter Haris came out as transgender and Hosseini said he was ‘proud’
- The author shared images of Haris before and after her transition
The best-selling author Khaled Hosseini has revealed his ‘strong and undaunted’ daughter Haris has come out as transgender.
Hosseini, who wrote best-sellers Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, said he would be by his 21-year-old daughter’s side ‘every step of the way’.
The Afghan-American author shared images of Haris as a little boy and after her transition as he said he had ‘never been prouder of her’.
Hosseini said that he has seen first hand how complicated transitioning is – emotionally, physically, socially and psychologically – adding that Haris has met each challenge with ‘grace, patience, and wisdom’.
The best-selling author Khaled Hosseini has revealed his ‘strong and undaunted’ daughter Haris has come out as transgender (pictured)
The Afghan-American author shared images of Haris as a little boy (pictured) and after her transition as he said he had ‘never been prouder of her’
Hosseini wrote on Instagram: ‘Yesterday, my twenty-one year old daughter Haris came out to the world as transgender.
‘I have known about Haris’ journey since last year and I’ve watched her navigate some very trying personal times. Transitioning is such a complicated undertaking—emotionally, physically, socially, psychologically—but Haris has met each challenge with grace, patience, and wisdom.’
Hosseini added: ‘As a father, I have never been prouder of her. I am delighted to now have not one but two beautiful daughters.’
Hosseini has two children – Haris and daughter Farah – with his wife Roya Hosseini.
The author added: ‘Most of all, I am inspired by Haris’ fearlessness, her courage to share with the world her true self. She has taught me and our family so much about bravery, about truth. About what it means to live authentically.
‘I know this process was painful for her, fraught with grief and anxiety. She is sober to the cruelty trans people are subjected to daily. But she is strong and undaunted.’
Hosseini, who wrote best-sellers Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, said he would be by his 21-year-old daughter’s side ‘every step of the way’. Pictured: Haris with Hosseini before her transition
He continued: ‘I love my daughter. I will be by her side every step of the way, as will our family. We stand behind her. It’s a privilege to watch her enter the world as the beautiful, wise, and brilliant woman that she is. May God bless her.’
Haris studied political science and human rights at Columbia University and whilst at school in San José, California, she was the lead organizer of the 2018 Youth Climate Action Summit.
Whilst at school, Haris studied gender roles and new ideas in modern gender studies, especially the idea of toxic masculinity, according to the International Congress of Youth Voices.
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