Nicola Griffith singer, composer, author, science fiction, identity, gender, women, lesbian Born 30 September 1960 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. One of 5 children -- all girls. When she was 17, she went off to university with plans to earn a science degree, but left after a couple of months... -- (in Locus , Issue 428, Vol.37, No.3, September 1996). Nicola Griffith is a native of Leeds, where ...