‘We will always protect you’: GLAMOUR’s Pride cover star Logan Brown shares an exclusive letter to his daughter

Introducing Logan Brown: author, father and now, GLAMOUR’s June coverstar.

Logan Brown is a transgender man who unexpectedly became pregnant with his partner Bailey J Mills, a non-binary drag performer in the UK.

GLAMOUR’s Pride issue celebrates the allyship that exists between women (cisgender or not) and transgender people through our shared experiences, in particular around pregnancy and healthcare around childbirth, something that is not often talked about with regard to the transgender community.

In May 2023, Logan and Bailey welcomed their daughter, Nova, into the world.

Here, as Logan settles into parenthood, he shares with GLAMOUR an exclusive letter to his daughter…

To my daughter, Nova.

Here, I write a letter for you to one day know how much of a miracle you are and how you have changed both your dads’ lives for the better.

When I was younger, I had a hard time trying to find myself and always felt like there was something there, but I never had the tools or knowledge to know exactly what it was. My body didn’t feel like my body, my mind and body were so disconnected from each other, and I tried to continue through life being someone I was not.

“Your dad was once a young girl who finally found himself…”

Your dad was once a young girl who finally found himself and realised he wanted to be who he truly was on the inside and make that match on the outside – a boy who grows up into a man and hopefully will become a great role model.

It took me a long, long time to get to where I am through hospital appointments and surgeries, but it was all worth it for me to live authentically now.

I faced a lot of battles to get to where I am now, and the thought of once not wanting to continue through life – because of how confused I felt about myself – makes me feel so grateful that I powered through and have now got the pleasure of having you. I knew something good would happen one day.

“Because I accepted myself, I knew I could become whoever I wanted to be and that I could love anyone.”

When I finally got to a content part of my life – when I was about 24 – I was much more open to the idea of dating. And because I accepted myself, I knew that I could become whoever I wanted to be and that I could then love anyone, no matter what they looked like, how they identified, or how they expressed themselves.

I just saw people for people and that it didn’t matter how they identified, as long as they were a kind human being.

To be honest, it was hard to meet someone who thought the same thing, and it took me a while to finally find someone who I could relate to. Until one day in July 2021, I met your other dad, Bailey. I came across someone online who is absolutely hilarious, a misfit and stands out from the rest of the world. I was completely in awe. A drag performer who made something so unique for themselves.

They brightened up everyone’s day with their funny videos and seemed like they really had something to prove to the world! Their creativeness and passion is mind-blowing. We went on a few dates; I thought they were an introvert and extrovert in one. I felt that they related to me, because they had so many complex layers and I really wanted to know more about their life. So, I slowly got to know someone who I soon discovered has a lot more to them than what people see. And they, in turn, saw me for who I truly was, and I could just be myself – and they appreciated all the parts of me that I’ve never been comfortable with and just made it normal!