Amidst the growing national debate about gender identity, it isn't easy being a conservative or Christian parent raising a child with gender dysphoria. These parents are navigating uncharted waters, often without support and resources geared toward their population. Keeley is the fictional story of a child growing up with gender dysphoria in a Latter-Day Saint family. Told from the father's perspective, it includes fourteen references to scientific studies and seven quotes from prophets. As this devout father searches for scientific and spiritual answers for his beloved child, he encounters critically important information for the conservative, Christian community to understand about gender-related conditions. Although the protagonists are Latter-Day Saints, the universal principle of an honest, intellectual, and spiritual search for answers will inspire parents of many faiths. Keeley tackles one of the most controversial subjects of our time from an angle that has never before been tried. Readers will be touched by Keeley's spiritually-minded, compassionate, scientifically accurate perspective on a very difficult topic.
About the Author: M.K. Gilmour is an author, an engineer, a volunteer EMT, and now a medical student. The seven books of Gilmour's first published series, "The Not-So-Distant Future," were written between 2006 and 2010. All proceeds from "The Not-So-Distant Future" go to support his medical school attendance. As an engineer, Gilmour focused on process improvement and problem resolution / change management. He wrote for two school newspapers while attending Northwestern University. He majored in engineering and psychology with particular interest in criminal psychology. In medical school, Gilmour led a project to raise awareness of transgender and intersex medical concerns and increase societal focus on the medical aspects of gender-related conditions. He completed extensive research on gender-related conditions for this project, and interacted with transgender and intersex patients and their families. These experiences helped him write "Keeley," which was published in 2017. Gilmour is an avid reader of science fiction and political thrillers. His passions are his faith, his family, and his country.
