How to navigate some of the big terms surrounding depictions of marginalized individuals: Visibility, Representation, Appropriation, Fetishization, and Stigma.
Author: lalanquist
Hi there! My name is Leland Ashford Lanquist, your friendly neighborhood trans man and author. Out of a dream for more & better transgender media representation, I started this neat blog right here. It’s still an egg just starting to hatch, so please help me take good care of it by reading and engaging with my content via comments or social media!
Review: Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi
The problem with binaries in Chelsey Furedi's ROCK AND RIOT, a review.
New Year's Blog Resolutions
A quick overview of what you can look forward to in 2020!
Trans-Writing: Self-Acceptance & Struggle
How (not) to write a plot that follows a character's journey towards self-acceptance; or, more accurately, how to avoid the struggle narrative.
Review: Darkling by Brooklyn Ray
Parallels between magic and transness in Brooklyn Ray's DARKLING, a review.
Trans-Writing: Identifying Terms vs. Fluidity
How to approach LGBTQIA+ identities in your characters; or, more specifically, how to balance between set identifying terms and the fluidity of queer theory.
Review: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Nuanced approaches to Good and Evil in Akwaeke Emezi's PET, a review.
Trans-Writing: Code-Switching #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
What is “code-switching” and how does it apply to transgender people? How can you go about using it as a tool for your characters?
Review: Peter Darling by Austin Chant
Toxic masculinity and the conflict between boyhood and manhood in Austin Chant's PETER DARLING, a review.
Trans-Writing: How to Signal That Your Character is Trans #AuthorToolBoxBlogHop
How to go about telling your readers that your character is transgender, and how not to.
