<em>Avery Kaplan is queer trans woman who lives in Southern California with her books and her cats. She and her partner co-authored the forthcoming book </em>LGBTQ Life: Double Challenge<em>, a resource about intersectionality for middle schoolers. For more of her writing, please follow <a href="https://twitter.com/averykaplan6" rel="noopener noreferrer">@averykaplan6 on twitter</a>.</em>