Cryingskunch - Aka Dragonagegayz

What would you do if one of your kids, sometime in the future(maybe high school) told you that they were transgender?

My kids know I have their back, 1000%, come what may. My biggest concern as a parent is that my kids grow up to be happy and turn out to be good people. If they end up being happy gay/ lesbian/ bi/ transgender/ straight/ etc, good people, I’ll die a happy man.

Writing Trans Characters

DO:

1. Treat them like regular people, like actual human beings, because they are people, not just trans

2. Mention they’re trans at some point, because proper representation is important- it doesn’t have to be a huge reveal, it can just be one sentence, it can be totally offhand

3. Be confident about including trans characters in any setting- there have been trans people since there has been gender, there’s no context in which their presence makes no sense

4. Research things like binders and tucking and hormone therapy if you don’t know anything about them

DON’T:

1. Do that thing where a character’s like “I was Steve… But now call me… Stevette”

2. Include a trans character simply for the purpose of fetishisation

3. Feature unsafe practices like binding with bandages unless it’s really crucial to the plot, somehow

4. Use the phrase “trapped in the wrong body” or outdated terminology like “transsexual”- all of which can be easily researched- because like, honestly, it’s just not correct

Here's a crappy drawing of the Ryder Twins. Case you can tell I can't draw :¥

his lips are sealed

YES I AM MAKING THAT FACE RIGHT NOW

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women who perform sexual acts on underage boys deserve to be thrown under the prison never to see the light of day again right next to the men who perform sexual acts on underage girls

Me missing my meds