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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!

Thank God for January 1st

January 1, 2021December 31, 2020 lalanquistLeave a comment

I'm back--with an update for what's going to happen in 2021.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Announcement, New Years, Trans Narrative, update

Don’t Kill Your Trans Characters #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

October 11, 2020October 3, 2020 lalanquist9 Comments

A thorough explanation as to why you should not kill your trans characters, along with the EXTREMELY few caveat-filled instances where it is moderately acceptable.

Posted in writingTagged character death, gender, gender identity, representation, Transgender, transphobia, trauma porn, writing, writing advice

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

October 1, 2020October 3, 2020 lalanquist1 Comment

Aiden Thomas' CEMETERY BOYS, validation, and confronting the unhealthy desire to prove one's gender identity, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged Aiden Thomas, Cemetery Boys, fantasy, latinx, lgbtqia, modern fantasy, Review, Teen read, Transgender, YA fiction

Transphobic Villains and Redemption Arcs #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

July 11, 2020 lalanquist18 Comments

The ins and outs of transphobic villains, as well as how to (and if you should) redeem them.

Posted in writingTagged antagonist, author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, gender, hero, redemption, Transgender, transphobia, villain, writing, writing advice

The Model Minority #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

May 14, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist6 Comments

An exploration of what the Model Minority trope is and why perfection isn't always a good thing.

Posted in writingTagged author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, gender, marginalization, minority, model minority, Transgender, transphobia, writing, writing advice

twice-spent comet by Ziggy Schutz

April 21, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquistLeave a comment

How naming something or saying something out loud is a powerful thing, and how that power can be used to create a found family in Ziggy Schutz' "twice-spent comet" from the anthology BEHIND THE SUN, ABOVE THE MOON, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged Behind the Sun Above the Moon, found family, Review, short story, short story review, the power to name, twice-spent comet, Ziggy Schutz

What to Do When Your Writing is Called Transphobic #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

April 11, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist12 Comments

A look into what to do if and when someone says your work is transphobic, or a brief guide to apologies, reparations, and self-improvement.

Posted in writingTagged apologies, author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, criticism, gender, reparations, Transgender, transphobia, writing, writing advice

Finna by Nino Cipri

April 1, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquistLeave a comment

The difficulties of messy relationships, and how FINNA by Nino Cipri shows how to move forward after they end, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged Book Review, nino cipri, Review, scifi, trans, Transgender

Human vs. Non-Human #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

March 11, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist7 Comments

A brief breakdown of the relationship between trans representation and non-human species in speculative fiction, and why it's not necessarily a good thing to have your non-human characters be transgender.

Posted in writingTagged author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, gender, human, non-human, Transgender, world building, writing, writing advice

The Four Profound Weaves by R. B. Lemberg

March 1, 2020July 11, 2020 lalanquist2 Comments

The need for trans-inclusive cultural story representation and the way THE FOUR PROFOUND WEAVES by R. B. Lemberg starts to fill in that gap, a review.

Posted in ReviewTagged ARC, Birdverse, elders, fantasy, gender binary, R. B. Lemberg, representation, The Four Profound Weaves, Transgender

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