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Code-Switching #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

October 15, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist7 Comments

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?

Posted in writingTagged advice, authortoolboxbloghop, code-switching, trans, Transgender, writing, writing advice

How to Signal That Your Character is Trans #AuthorToolBoxBlogHop

September 15, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist11 Comments

How to go about telling your readers that your character is transgender, and how not to.

Posted in writingTagged advice, author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, blog hop, comedy, drama, gender, representation, signal, writing

Coming Out Stories #AuthorToolboxBlogHop

August 15, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist24 Comments

How to make "Coming Out Stories" not all about cisgender people and give the narrative back over to your transgender characters.

Posted in writingTagged advice, author toolbox, authortoolboxbloghop, blog hop, coming out, gender, lgbt, Transgender, transphobia, writing

A Balance between Dysphoria and Euphoria

July 15, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist4 Comments

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.

Posted in writingTagged dysphoria, euphoria, gender, struggle narrative, Transgender, writing

Transphobia, Harassment, and Trauma Porn

June 15, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist7 Comments

A look at the different kinds of transphobia, as well as how (and if) they should be written.

Posted in writingTagged fetishization, harassment, Transgender, transphobia, trauma porn, writing

The Ethics of Headcanon

May 15, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist1 Comment

A list of seven different kinds of transgender headcanons, how they can go wrong, and how best to ethically choose characters to envision as transgender.

Posted in writingTagged anime, fanfiction, fiction, headcanon, trans, Transgender, transphobia, writing

Pronouns and Gendered Language

April 15, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist6 Comments

An approach to pronouns & other gendered language, including the latent transphobic biases that appear with ill-considered language.

Posted in writingTagged character, gender, language, pronoun, pronouns, they, Transgender, writing

Binding, Tucking, and Other Passing Tools

March 15, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist1 Comment

An explanation of how to write about the many tools used by transgender people to pass.

Posted in writingTagged binding, character development, gender, Transgender, tucking, world building, writing

Why Write Trans Characters?

February 16, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquistLeave a comment

A venture into the many reasons why people should choose to write transgender characters.

Posted in writingTagged author, narrative, representation, Transgender, writing

Starting Questions

January 2, 2019July 11, 2020 lalanquist5 Comments

A series of questions meant as a starting point for anyone intending to write about a transgender character.

Posted in writingTagged fiction, gender, guide, intersex, lgbt, writing

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