I keep seeing conflicting things, because it’s a meme now.

Is his actual daughter trans, or did he just write about a trans daughter? I’m so confused, and it’s made worse because I’m seeing people say they’ll never read his work again because of this. Wtf is going on?

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    16
    ·
    20 hours ago

    First, Tom Clancy died 12 years ago. So anything trans related he may or may not have written has absolutely no relation to todays political climate.

    He had 4 kids with his first wife and 1 with his second, but I see nothing about any of their identities.

    Alexis Clancy
    Michelle Bandy
    Christine Blocksidge
    Kathleen Clancy
    Thomas Clancy III

  • cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    20 hours ago

    I read all the Jack Ryan books. Jack Ryan has a daughter (cisgender) and I think she’s a teacher like her mum. He has one son, Jack Ryan Jr, ego isn’t trans either.

    I don’t know about his real family. No minor characters spring to mind.

    Also a bunch of people write as Tom Clancy now.