| Birth Day | May 25, 1967 |
| Birth Place | New Orleans, LA |
| Poppy Z. Brite age | 56 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
American author of Gothic horror novels who is known for such works as Lost Souls, Drawing Blood, and Exquisite Corpse. A transsexual, he wrote many novels featuring gay male protagonists.
He spent his early adulthood years in Athens, Georgia and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
He considers himself a gay man born in a woman's body and has undergone gender reassignment surgery.
He was born Melissa Ann Brite in New Orleans, Louisiana. His long-term relationship with chef Chris DeBarr lasted until 2011. He later began dating Photographer Grey Cross.
He wrote a biography titled Courtney Love: The Real Story in 1999.
