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Leelah and Jack

Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 6 a.m.

\u201cWhy am I not married yet?\u201d is a question Leelah asked herself. She\u2019d expected to be married long before she reached her late 40s. Leelah knew what she wanted and needed from a healthy loving relationship, but hadn\u2019t found it with any of her ex-boyfriends. One night, not long after a breakup, she showed up at a potluck dinner with a rotisserie chicken. So did Jack. Was that a sign that they had something, in addition to a fondness for poultry, in common? Find out.

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