Taiwanese author Li Kotomi has come out as trans after being outed online by an anti-gender movement in the country. 

Li, who became the first Taiwanese writer to win Japan’s prestigious Akutagawa Prize, for her novel The Island Where Red Spider Lilies Bloom, said she had been harassed and doxxed online in the wake of her literary success.

Writing on Facebook on Transgender Day of Remembrance Day (20 November), she said: ”[I’m] a lesbian who has been dedicated to writing LGBTQ+ stories for many years, actively supporting same-sex marriage and other related issues, and attending the gay parade (Japan) every year.

“This is all public information and is true to me. And today, I’m here to come out of another [closet], [I] am also a transgender person.

【重要なお知らせ】

昨日発表した「アウティング声明」ですが、3言語とも不明な原因で公開停止にされました。

つきましては、Facebookに移しました。
引き続き拡散・応援をお願います。

■日本語：https://t.co/TSkU2ZcUiL
■英語：https://t.co/vfuXSeGnAo
■中国語：https://t.co/APSUG5IJ52

— 李琴峰｜新刊『シドニーの虹に誘われて』

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