How to approach LGBTQIA+ identities in your characters; or, more specifically, how to balance between set identifying terms and the fluidity of queer theory.
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: 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.
Review: I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
Red flags and green-lights in Mason Deaver's I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, a review.
Trans-Writing: Coming Out Stories #AuthorToolboxBlogHop
How to make "Coming Out Stories" not all about cisgender people and give the narrative back over to your transgender characters.
Review: The Trans Space Octopus Congregation by Bogi Takács
Hostile Geometry in Bogi Takács' forthcoming THE TRANS SPACE OCTOPUS CONGREGATION, a review.
Trans-Writing: A Balance between Dysphoria and Euphoria
An argument for the need of non-dysphoric trans characters, as well as how gender euphoria can help balance out the negative impact of the struggle narrative.
Review: A Complex Filament of Light by S. Qíouyí Lu
Allyship and intersectionality in S. Qíouyí Lu's "A Complex Filament of Light" from TRANSCENDENT 3, a review.
