because you’re all still so, so terrible

TRANS WOMEN ARE NOT GODDESSES

Idolization is a form of dehumanization. Coming up with these worlds in which trans women are seen as divine and “better” than afab people as a whole is not some progressive thing. It says that trans women are not women, but BETTER than all afab people. Neither is better than the other. Trans women are people. They are not something more than women. They are not something more than human.

Also, when “third gender” people are given sacred roles, the thought process is not “this person is trans; let’s worship them” it’s more like “this person had a vision/was chosen/is not good at succeeding in traditionally male activities; therefore, only they are allowed to perform this thing since they are not wholly a man according to our cultural perception of what a man is.”

TRANS MEN ARE NOT “PERFECT BOYFRIENDS”

Writing a romance where a woman discovers that trans men are So Much Better to date than cis men because their genitals don’t make them sexist or whatever is crap. Your story is crap. You’re admitting that you believe in the following when you write this shit story:

also don’t fucking label romance books with trans men in them under the “queer women” category. just fucking don’t.

TRANS PEOPLE ARE NOT SHY TURTLES

oh y god WHY do so many of you portray trans people as being the shyest people in the world? Why are their arms always crossed? Why do they never look up? I feel like this is the ONLY portrayal I ever see on this horrible website.

What pisses me off the most about this is that they become shy when they begin to transition. Do you know what happens when dysphoric people transition? GOOD SHIT. 

SO WHY IN THE FUCK WOULD SOMEONE WHO DISSOCIATES FROM THEIR SEX CHARACTERISTICS FEEL WORSE WHEN THEY GET RID OF THEM/HIDE THEM/USE COPING MECHANISMS?

Oh, I know why. It’s because you writers don’t actually know what the fuck you’re doing.

They’re not shy or anxious because it’s a new look or because they’re afraid to know what they look like. They’re shy and anxious because they’re afraid they won’t pass or that someone will recognize them.

AND EVEN THEN STOP MAKING EVERYONE SUPER SHY AND USELESS.

TRANS PEOPLE ARE NOT LGBT POSTER CHILDREN

Your trans characters do NOT have to be involved in the lgbt community.

They do NOT need to be surrounded by other lgbt people.

Hell, lots of transsexual people do not consider themselves to be a part of the lgbt community at all. Like, at all. 

They might not know anything about sexual orientation beyond gay/straight/bi. They might not care about the details. They might not know shit about other trans people either.

Stop acting like all your trans characters are living versions of LGBTGOOGLE.

THOSE WORDS AREN’T ACTUALLY BAD

The terms MTF, FTM, and transsexual are not bad words.

Lots of people use them. They are medical terms.

Please fucking use “transsexual” in a story in a positive way. It’s not a bad word. It’s not a porn word. It’s a medical term. 

DYSPHORIA IS NOT SELF-HATE

It is a disconnect between your sex characteristics and your “mind map”. It can cause depression and self-loathing and things, but it is not self-hate. It’s somewhat related to the concept of phantom limb. Hell, some trans people experience phantom limb with their sex characteristics prior to transitioning.

Body positivity will not fix it. If I ever read a book about a trans character who “cures” their sex dysphoria purely through learning to love their body, I will track down that author and personally punch them in the face. If that author is from tumblr, I will punch them twice. 

Don’t fucking send the message that transitioning is bad or cissexist. It’s not. I didn’t transition because society pressured me to have a certain body to be male. I transitioned because my fucking sex characteristics were not correct, jackass.

why are trans characters always described as cute

why are trans characters always portrayed as having multicolored hair and “alternative” fashion styles

why are trans characters always coddled and treated as though they need constant protection 

why do people always reduce characters to their trans status by saying they’re “perfect” or “amazing” just because they are trans

why are people still making head canons of cis characters being trans just because said character does not fit their idea of what a man or a woman should be

i remembered the password to my account so here’s some fucking diagrams for the writers out there who still don’t know what the fuck they’re doing

“non-western cultural genders” refers to genders that exist in non-western genders. these genders are sometimes ceremonial or spiritual and the people who embody these genders might be chosen or they might take up these roles after witnessing a sign or a vision of some sort. some genders consist of gay and bi ppl who embodied these genders because they experience same-sex attraction. some of them exist bc a man was literally just hanging around women for longer than was socially acceptable. some of them exist bc a man or a woman was not able to live up to gendered expectations or bc they were just better at engaging in gender roles of the opposite sex.

your marketing sucks

i really hate how people are using trans characters, and other characters, as a selling point

“buy my book it has 4 trans characters; 3 of them are poc and 2 of them are disabled <3″

like are you going to tell us what your book is actually about or are you just trying to get Diversity Points while simultaneously trying to avoid the fact that your plot is predictable and your writing is shit

if you want people to read your shit you actually have to talk about the fucking plot and the genre and the goddamn protagonist

you can write all the shitty fiction you want but you better realize having trans characters doesn’t automatically make it good

your story is still shit and you need to pay attention to quality

quick notes on writing trans characters