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1 3 y separately published work icon As Beautiful As Any Other : A Memoir of My Body Kaya Wilson , Sydney : Picador , 2021 21273776 2021 single work autobiography

'When Kaya Wilson came out to his parents as transgender, a year after a near-death surfing accident and just weeks before his father's death, he was met with a startling family history of concealed queerness and shame.

'This is a trans story.

'As Beautiful As Any Other weaves this legacy together with intimate examinations of the forces that have shaped Wilson's life, and his body: vulnerability and power, grief and trauma, science and narrative.

'This is also my story.

'In this powerful and lyrical memoir, Wilson makes a case for the strength we find when we confront the complexities of our identity with compassion. As Beautiful As Any Other is a trailblazing debut of remarkable beauty, insight and candour.'

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1 Among Men : On Gendered Perspectives of Sexual Violence and Stranger Harassment from a Transgender Author Kaya Wilson , 2019 single work autobiography essay
— Appears in: #MeToo : Stories from the Australian Movement 2019; (p. 475-488)
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