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Trans man calls for trans masc authors to write trans masc characters
Original: as a trans man, i am going to be completely honest: i don’t want to read stories about trans masc characters written by
A trans man has sparked discussion by saying he does not want to read stories about trans masculine characters written by anyone other than trans masculine writers. He acknowledges that many authors try to be respectful, but argues that too many others write trans masculine characters carelessly or inauthentically. The comment feeds into a wider, ongoing debate in publishing and reader communities about who should tell stories about transgender characters and how representation is handled.
Why now: Ongoing debate about authentic representation of trans characters in fiction.
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- as a trans man, i am going to be completely honest: i don’t want to read stories about trans masc characters written by anyone other than trans mascs. i know there are plenty of authors who try to be respectful, but there are far too many who don’t care and just write us as… · deerfox@booping.synth.download · 2
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