Leaf & Spine

New nonfiction · 2025

And the Dragons Do Come

2025 memoir by Sim Butler

Summary

And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America is a 2025 memoir by Sim Butler. It describes his experience as the father of a transgender girl who comes out in Birmingham, Alabama, and the "dragons" of their community that seek to hurt her and limit her rights. Although they feel supported by their extended family and Baptist church, they decide to move to another state to live in a safer community.

From the Wikipedia article “And the Dragons Do Come”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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