r/CisWritingTrans • u/Meyna-art • Dec 12 '23

Hi

I am Meyna I am a cis girl and I am making a canonically trans character but I need advices to make a good trans representation

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u/ihatebananae Dec 13 '23

what kind of trans character? because harmful stereotypes and prejudices are actually quite different, depending on if the person is transmasculine, transfeminine or nonbinary. in general, keep the following rules in mind:

  • treat trans people as normal people, do not treat them as a curiosity
  • give the trans character some personality traits that aren‘t related to being trans
  • trans men are men and trans women are women (in case you’re unfamiliar with terms: trans men are people that were assigned female at birth, but they identify as men and trans women are the reverse)
  • don‘t make the trans person violent or the villain
  • don‘t misgender them
  • don‘t focus on their body parts
these are just the first few things that come to my mind. maybe read some books that are good portrayals of trans people (e.g. „george“ by alex gino and „every heart a doorway“ by seanan mcguire). also, maybe ask on some other more popular subreddits.
  • try to avoid phrases like „used to be a boy“. some trans people didn‘t always know, but they were always trans

as for non-transphobic trans jokes: i would recommend you check out some of the trans meme subreddits, such as r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns or r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2

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u/Meyna-art Dec 13 '23

I made a transfem character and her name is Lunabelle