“A sanctuary is a place where the door only locks from the inside“
- Name: Kai Cheng Thom
- Pronouns: She/her
- Born: March 12, 1991
- From: Canada
- Occupation: Author, writer, and social worker
- Impact: Thom is a Canadian author who publishes books in LGBTQ+ literature.
- Known For: Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars (2017), “Ask Kai: Advice for the Apocalyse”
- Awards: Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging writers in 2017. Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender-Variant Literature in 2020.
- Interesting Facts: She posts many graphics about how to talk/think about social issues on her instagram (@kaichengthom)
Kai Cheng Thom by Howl Arts Collective , CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
Kai Cheng Thom is a Canadian author, writer and social worker. She has her two masters in social work and couple and family therapy from McGill University. She wrote a children’s book published in 2017, From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea.
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