Any comics about being transgender? Or trans creators?

[punkarsenic]

Ikhaya Lami | Tapas

i dont follow this comic personally, but it seems that the main character comes out as a trans guy during the story, im guessing as a fairly prominent part, and its pretty good!

[KennDemon]

It's not a comic, but I would highly recommend Cinderella Boy. The main character is more gender fluid than trans, but it's really good at getting into the emotions of the characters.

If you'll let me self-promote: I am a trans writer myself, and most of what I write contains LGBT themes. It's not up yet, but I'm going to start posting a story soon that I wrote a while ago with a trans character as one of the leads.

[WintreKitty]

I'd highly recommend Up and Out by Julia Kaye. You can find some of her older strips on Tapas, and her more recent stuff on her website.

UP and OUT | Tapas

UP and OUT

She is also very active on twitter.

[UrMom]

I don't really read autobio/gag, or trans focused stuff (at least I don't notice it if I do), but I have a couple comics? Remembering correctly, Heirs of the Veil has a trans characters. It's only past chapter 1, but I really enjoy it so far.

Heirs of the Veil | Tapas

Also, this comic isn't on Tapas, but I believe Sister Claire has trans characters? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
If you're looking for comics featuring trans characters regardless of hosting site you could always check out the LGBT+ webcomics Tagpacker, and search the trans filters. I'd talk about my comic having a NB main character, and a FTM side character, but you're already following my stuff. Lmao! Also gender discussion doesn't pop up much till way later in the comic.

[sprakdesigns]

Hey emkay!!! Great thread, I really need to add more comics from trans creators to my own list as well 8) Right now I'm really enjoying Rooster Tails. and Pretty Boy Comics

You already follow me (thank you!) but I hope it's okay as a non-binary creator who does a few lgbtq-slice-of-life-comics to boost myself, too! My comics Coffee O'Clock for anyone interested >%O

[spadesart]

(you already follow mine (thanks!!) but if you dont mind ill plug here for other readers !) spire isnt really about being trans but my main character Blaise is a trans man, i've also been told cog counts as a trans girl and im nonbinary myself

SPIRE | Tapas

[Jbcryptic]

My comic Harmony Monsters has a gay trans guy main character! The current scene has to do with him and his struggle to be open with a guy he's interested in~
(cough-author is also a trans guy-cough)

[emkay]

So I know it's not a comic or even a book but I found this Youtube series by Jamie Raines really funny and insightful. I know a trans dude and I didn't want to bombard them with questions but also didn't know how best to offer my support during their transition. So I ended up watching this Youtube channel and towards the end, I was just watching it to watch it because it's pretty engrossing and he and his girlfriend are clearly such nice people...

I kind of hope he might consider doing a graphic novel or something at some point because there are examples of his art dotted around too and that's also pretty good.

Maybe you could try the Kao? It's kinda subtle, but it works.It would be nice if there was a Will Grayson, will grayson comic, but right now, all I could do is wait.

I think What-Sexual?? might be a comic you're looking for, it's kinda dark at the beginning. I didn't read all of it, but I remember that the MC is a transgender man.

Oh man, this is off tapas now, but one of my favourites is Goodbye to Halos - it's created by a trans woman and is story about a magical trans girl living in a city where everyone's queer, and trying to understand who she is and why she has magic. It's light-hearted and soft but also full of very strong "I fight for my friends" type emotions, and I really can't recommend it enough!!

I'd Mention GodTown Touches on transgender stuff but you sub to it already lol it's positive though and mentioned very casually. I like trans/bi/gay/non binary etc characters that their is more to them then just their sexuality so I made it so in my writing

No Future has a transgender character in it that is well written and respectfully but also realistically handled by a person who has direct experience with trans topics.

I second the mention of What-Sexual! Haven't followed it recently as much since I'm a busy dude but it's good. Probably not if escape from reality is what you're looking for, though.

If we're allowed to mention ourselves, then I am a trans guy myself and most of my comics contain LGBT characters. Bloodroot has a trans-woman half-bunny character, and one of her siblings is genderfluid. I Fell For You will contain a trans woman, Aliens get Detention will have a trans guy reveal later on, Ghost Play has a character that is intersex and the implications are already in place, and Crimson Tracks has a nonbinary character in an upcoming episode. In most of my comics i also work against and question gender norms and sexual taboos.

tapas.io

Ikhaya Lami | Tapas

When her parents send her to Hogsback, South Africa to meet her grandmother Lulama, Shiana Witlow discovers a world completely different from her own. Bursting with magic and spirits, Shiana spends her summers in the Knysna forest, where she meets...

i dont follow this comic personally, but it seems that the main character comes out as a trans guy during the story, im guessing as a fairly prominent part, and its pretty good!

It's not a comic, but I would highly recommend Cinderella Boy. The main character is more gender fluid than trans, but it's really good at getting into the emotions of the characters.

If you'll let me self-promote: I am a trans writer myself, and most of what I write contains LGBT themes. It's not up yet, but I'm going to start posting a story soon that I wrote a while ago with a trans character as one of the leads.

I'd highly recommend Up and Out by Julia Kaye. You can find some of her older strips on Tapas, and her more recent stuff on her website.

tapas.io

UP and OUT | Tapas

Weird comics for weird people.

upandoutcomic.tumblr.com

UP and OUT

Comics by Julia Kaye

She is also very active on twitter.

I don't really read autobio/gag, or trans focused stuff (at least I don't notice it if I do), but I have a couple comics? Remembering correctly, Heirs of the Veil has a trans characters. It's only past chapter 1, but I really enjoy it so far.

tapas.io

Heirs of the Veil | Tapas

Updates Mondays and/or Fridays.

After a long journey, the young witch Victoria finally arrived in Port Arbores, the city on the edge of the abyss. Can the city’s secret protector, the Strayer, help her find her missing mother?

Also, this comic isn't on Tapas, but I believe Sister Claire has trans characters? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.If you're looking for comics featuring trans characters regardless of hosting site you could always check out the LGBT+ webcomics Tagpacker, and search the trans filters. I'd talk about my comic having a NB main character, and a FTM side character, but you're already following my stuff. Lmao! Also gender discussion doesn't pop up much till way later in the comic.

Hey emkay!!! Great thread, I really need to add more comics from trans creators to my own list as well 8) Right now I'm really enjoying Rooster Tails. and Pretty Boy Comics

You already follow me (thank you!) but I hope it's okay as a non-binary creator who does a few lgbtq-slice-of-life-comics to boost myself, too! My comics Coffee O'Clock for anyone interested >%O

(you already follow mine (thanks!!) but if you dont mind ill plug here for other readers !) spire isnt really about being trans but my main character Blaise is a trans man, i've also been told cog counts as a trans girl and im nonbinary myself

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SPIRE | Tapas

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My comic Harmony Monsters has a gay trans guy main character! The current scene has to do with him and his struggle to be open with a guy he's interested in~ (cough-author is also a trans guy-cough)

Thank you all for the recommendations! I'll respond individually as I check out each one, but I wanted to express my gratitude first.

[daniolivers]

My novel The Boy Princess has a transgender character. Also thanks for asking this question, you've had some great recs and I am totally stealing them all.

[serenitysquirrel]

I am going to throw in the ever so gorgeous and well done Laid in Lavender by Hal Weightman.

Laid in Lavender | Tapas

It starts back up soon, check it out!

[bilvyy]

i am a trans creator ️ i'm gender fluid between he and she and sometimes vaguely in the middle, so non binary. my comics aren't About being trans, or about being anything LGBT, but they are about regular people having adventures and getting into situations - but my casts are always entirely lgbt. in Rechargeable there is an agender character, a pre-transition trans boy, and a post-transition trans man (Tinman - it doesn't really have anything to do with the story so it's not in issue 1 or 2 yet but it's canon). in Questables the cast is mostly cis except for arin, who is genderfluid.

[emkay]

By all means, take all the recs. 8D I've actually never read a Tapas novel until I read yours, and it's really good. I love Alexi's attitude and personality, Theras is a sweetheart too. I can't pay to unlock the other chapters, but best of luck with your novel!

[emkay]

Aaaaa I just caught up with Pretty Boy and it's amazing!! Both very relatable and encouraging. Thanks for the rec -- and yeah boosting your own comic is absolutely okay. I love Coffee O'Clock and recommend it to anyone. 8D

[emkay]

Oh whoops I thought I replied to this when I liked it. I love that your characters are LGBTQ -- I think it's important to have a diverse cast of characters in any story, not just stories specifically about a certain group of people. That's why I'm working on my own LGBTQ+ comic, but it's not specifically about being queer.

And I'm really glad you added Questables because I LOVE that series. Your artwork is just very charming and I fell for the characters pretty quickly. xD

[dawgofdawgness]

Trans Girl Next Door
One of my favorite webcomics of all time

[bilvyy]

thank you so much, that's super sweet of you!!

[emkay]

Ooh thanks! I'm gonna be checking out a lot on that Tagpacker, I didn't even know there was something like that. And you can total mention that for anyone else on here looking for recs. 8D I'd definitely recommend your comic to anyone.

[UrMom]

Yeah, @potatoe1988 is the person who runs it along with the LGBT Webcomics, and The Slash Pile blogs.
Lol sure. My comic does touch a little on some gender and sexuality stuff later on, and the characters are queer in some way, but the story itself doesn’t have any noteworthy queer themes. Also I’m not cis-gendered? But I’ve dealt with sexual orientation policing in Tapas forum, so I won’t get into details since I don’t have the energy for any back-and-forths.

[gateofselidor]

I'm a trans creator, but my comic doesn't have much trans content (there's a historical figure referenced in the current chapter who is trans, but I don't make a point of discussing it because it's not relevant to the plot). It has a fair amount of LBG content though.

I have to say I don't write trans characters particularly often, and I've not posted any works featuring them online yet. I find it difficult to relate to a lot of trans characters in comics, whether autobiographical or fictional, written by trans creators or not, so I'm not sure how well received the trans characters I write would be.

[emkay]

Aaah I just finished the prologue and I gotta say I love it too. 8D I'm bookmarking that one.