The writer Kirstin Conn-Mills envisions what it is like to be transgender in her new book, "Beautiful Music for Ugly People." The author, who is not trans, defended her ability to write about a trans character: "Am I 'allowed' to write it? Sure. I’m a fiction writer. I use my imagination to step into other people’s shoes, even people in marginalized groups. But that question generates another question, related to privilege: should someone like me write in the voice of an oppressed person?" Read the rest of the interview to find out.