Lucy Sante is a well-known author and critic who has written more than 10 books. Her latest is the memoir l Heard Her Call My Name. it’s the first book she’s written under the name Lucy. Lucy started out life with the name Luke, the son of Belgian parents. At the age of 67, she decided to fulfill a desire that had lived within her since she was a child: to transition to a woman. I first spoke to Lucy in early 2023. It’s now been three years since Lucy came out. I wanted to catch up and find out what she’s thinking and feeling these days. We talk about the challenges of changing her gender, whether she thinks about things differently now that she’s a woman and what kind of clothes she likes to wear.