Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-American novelist, who has written books such as ‘The Kite Runner‘ and ‘a thousand beautiful Suns‘ took her social media account to announce that her daughter, Haris, had come out as a transgender.
In a touching post consisting of two black-and-white images-one after the Haris transition, and the others when he was a child, sat on the lap of his 57-year-old father wrote, “Yesterday, twenty-one I was a daughter of the year, Haris, out to the world as a transgender. I already know about Haris’s journey since last year and I have watched it navigating several personal times that are very trying. “
Hosseini continued, “Transition is a complicated, emotional, physical, social, psychological effort – but Haris has fulfilled every challenge with mercy, patience, and wisdom.”
He added that as a father, he was “never proud of him”. “I am happy that now I don’t have one except two beautiful girls.” Hosseini is the father of Haris and another daughter of Farah, whom he shared with his wife Roya Hosseini.
Most importantly, I was inspired by Haris’s courage, his courage to share with his true world. He has taught me and our family about courage, about the truth. About what it means to live authentic. I know this process hurts him, full of sadness and anxiety. He is aware of the cruelty that people do Trans transits every day. But he is strong and not afraid. “
The novelist concluded the post by writing that he loved his daughter. “I will be by his side at every step, like our family. We stood behind him. It is a privilege to see him entering the world as a beautiful, wise, and brilliant woman. May God give him. “
His followers took comments to praise the family for receiving and embracing Haris’s journey. “He is very fortunate to have an extraordinary father,” wrote one person.
All parents need to have this posture for anyone their child! Thank you, “added another.
“Beautiful girl! This is a journey for the whole family. I am happy to see how much you support her. She is lucky to have you as a father,” a comment reads, while other people write: “The more reasons to love Hosseini.”