Post your comics and novels with transgender or non-binary characters! <3

Swamp 2018-04-09 19:42:04 UTC #8

I'm NB/trans myself! Rethe takes place in a world with a somewhat different understanding of gender (there are two gender roles, but biology is considered a suggestion of which role you should take, not to determine it, and they don't even care too much about that), so it gets a little complicated.
The main character does a feminine job, but still is kind of attached to a masculine identity, partially because some of the concepts fit him better, and partially because IDing male lets him dodge an inheritance.
Seph is too tired to care about gender in any world.
Vedya is intersex, but IDs as female while doing a masculine job.
If I had to give them western labels, Rous is a feminine dude Seph is nonbinary, and Vedya is an intersex butch lesbian, but in world they all kind of fall into a nebulous "dangit, you aren't gendering right for your career path kids".
So... it's complicated, but I would safety say there is probably at least one lead character who you would count as trans by some definition

punkarsenic 2018-04-09 19:57:29 UTC #9

hey! in twaw the fomor have a non binary gender system, and both balor and cath are trans / nonbinary / its complicated

J.MORK 2018-04-10 00:57:47 UTC #10

hiiii forums it has been a while.

i have a major trans character. he makes his first appearance in chapter 4 with a bit of impromptu vampire hunting

i have a major nonbinary character too who will debut in the next chapter also let the record stand i am a trans creator myself. they are my dearly beloveds

spadesart 2018-04-10 02:21:31 UTC #11

the main character of my comic blaise is a trans guy ! and i've also been told cog counts as a trans girl. the hunter robots also all use they pronouns

erma 2018-04-10 03:10:42 UTC #12

My comic is long-form/ongoing. It's mainly a mystery, involving a creepy town, unusual occurrences, and protagonists that have 0 experience with mystery solving. They try their best. :^D
One of the main protagonists, Noel, is a trans girl.

NightKitten 2018-04-10 05:28:44 UTC #13

I've been working on this Boy Love comic which features Ryan, who identifies as FTM, and is in a decadent relationship with one of his students.

It's quite a new thing for me, and I'm quite enjoying it.

I'm also working on my a novel that features two non-binary characters, Mika and Reggie:

I'm hoping if I manage to finish it, it will be a part of this year's Writer's Camp!

UrMom 2018-04-10 17:10:19 UTC #14

Well, my comic isn't really about queer stuff, and my character's gender doesn't come up for a really long time in the story. But my main character, Julian, is a fem non-binary. They're just presenting as masculine-ish right now for reasons.
Although I have to warn you my comic is NSFW and contains darker themes.

Off the top of my head I'd also recommend a couple comics, both of which feature trans characters.

Both of these are awesome story driven works, sporting lovely visuals!

blinkingkills 2018-04-10 18:14:40 UTC #15

One of my characters is a trans man but I have yet to figure out how to smoothly integrate that into the story as its not actually about being transgender. I don't want to never mention it because that is a cop out but as of yet it hasn't happened because its not a story about gender.

indagold 2018-04-11 20:42:35 UTC #16

Main character's demon has no real defined gender since it has no actual solid form and a fighter whose introduced in chapter 4 named Smokestack is genderless/sexless who will have more involvement later on.

zelaznawola 2018-04-11 21:33:29 UTC #17

"Yuri, Yaoi and Hikikomori in the garden"

Maybe the title sounds kinda hardcore, but there are no Sex. There is only Gender.

Pasta-and-salad 2018-04-21 22:10:22 UTC #18

Here's my comic with a trans boy and a non-binary kid as the mains! (this hasn't become known by the audience yet, but it will in a bit.)

themidnightone 2018-04-22 00:49:05 UTC #19

Hi, I have two series posted on Tapas, both have at least one NB/Gender Diverse character.

There's Adventures Of The Disparate Crew, which is a series of short stories about a group of teenagers, one of the prominent characters, Kelly, identifies as genderqueer and uses "They" pronouns.

Also, my other series is called A Classical Guitar Dream, one of the main character's best friends is called Hayden, but goes as Halley sometimes. Hayden is genderfluid, and his/her gender changes throughout the series.

laiscnogueira 2018-04-22 01:18:44 UTC #20

I haven't really gotten to the point where Gwyn's gender is thoroughly discussed, but soon I will.
And Thomas is demisexual.

onyefrankie 2018-04-22 01:22:16 UTC #21

My kinda thread! Yo im a non-binary writer myself and i usually write characters that are either guys, guys that crossdress (not a gender but I write them), and non-binary pals!

It's not really at that point yet in the story but my character, Willow, likes to crossdress, though he doesn't really call it that, and neither do I honestly. He sees it as clothes he likes and that's about it, ain't it?

travelercomic 2018-04-22 02:23:14 UTC #22

Hmm I suppose it depends on your definition whether or not Dumah will fit. While not necessarily intentional, I think Dumah as a character could be interpreted as trans/non-binary in a metaphorical sense. She's a golem created as a bodyguard, and since they are not made to have any emotions or feelings, they are not created with any concept of identity whatsoever. Dumah has emotions however and over time presents herself as female and seeks more stereotypical feminine clothing, wigs, physique, etc. to make her feel more comfortable.
It's a bit of a running joke (or will be once we get to that point) that Dumah is actually a male name that her creator gave her.

So while not 100% fitting the mold of what you might be looking for, I think she could have some enjoyable development those who are trans may possibly connect with.

onyefrankie 2018-04-22 02:46:20 UTC #23

Running joke. Huh. I mean most trans people I know wouldn't exactly think being given a gendered name they don't relate with to be funny but aight.

You've got an interesting character here though!

travelercomic 2018-04-22 02:58:33 UTC #24

I had a feeling someone would take that and misunderstand it the second I posted it haha. I simply mean it's something that is brought up on a few instances, and again she's not meant to be trans, merely that I can see her story being somewhat analogous. Not that it'll be the same thing.

onyefrankie 2018-04-22 03:11:58 UTC #25

It's not really a misunderstanding. It's how you presented her and the exact sentence you wrote out. How her name being masculine when she's a girl is a kind of running joke. I'm saying if you are trying to appeal to readers looking for that kind of rep, might want to avoid that. I mean that's the implication I'm getting since you shared it on a thread asking specifically for these kinda characters.

And if she has no actual given gender but generally feels female, then yeah by definition some might say she's trans, but, and just saying here, if she's "not meant to be trans" then why exactly would you post it on this thread? I mean it's kinda like saying a character is gay on your Twitter or whatever when it's never even touched up on it or even mentioned at all in the story.

travelercomic 2018-04-22 03:15:53 UTC #26

The misunderstanding was my fault as I used the wrong verbiage. For that I'll apologize. Running joke isn't quite accurate as "running theme" or "something that comes up a couple times" but those didn't roll of the tongue quite as well as running joke even if the joke implication wasn't what I was going for.

As for not being trans and yet being on here, I stated from the beginning that the character might possibly have a connection to those who are trans due purely in a metaphorical sense and that while it wasn't my intention to do so, it may be what the original author would be interested in.

Greetings 2018-11-01 14:47:15 UTC #27

If you're still interested, one of the protagonists from my Writers Camp entry is trans!