How to handle a trans character?

@vothnthorvaldson Vothn Thorvaldson
Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:13:50 +0000

@vothnthorvaldson wrote:

I agree about writing a trans character like any other one.
Now. If you choose to make these characters trans, there must be a reason. Maybe plotwise, maybe because you wanted to discuss some trans related issues, I don't know, but what I would do is focus any trans related talk around this reason that made you choose to write the character trans to begin with.

Also maybe it would be easier to respond to your concerns if they are more precise (maybe later on, depending on how advanced you are in your story writing). (For eg. I struggled a lot -and still somewhat do- to decide how to define/name a trans character I have and show them through the eyes of others, because it is not a modern real world setting so I have to guess and invent something realistic, while trying to not upset modern readers. Such more specific questions are easier to answer and may come up for you too in the future, don't hesitate to ask then).