How do you transition?
Comments (2) Edit, 3/28/09 – I’m attempting to organize my thoughts on trans fiction here. That page contains links to all of the blog posts I’ve written on the subject, as well as a (growing) collection of links to sites focusing on trans fiction, and particular trans-themed authors/stories I like.
I’ve spent far too much time the last few days reading trans-themed fiction (most from Sapphire’s Place) and trying to figure out why the hell I am spending so much time reading said fiction… I know I’m slipping into feeling shitty about myself, and I don’t think the two are unrelated. (And, son of a bitch, I’m writing this in the kitchen and my roommates left the fucking front door unlocked again.)
Back to trans fiction and how I’m doing…
I’m terrified of taking initiative. This is nothing new. But all of the stories I’m reading – even the ones with characters who actually are trans – somehow involve having the decision to transition taken out of the character’s hands (and almost always much of the transition itself). And, looking over authors or stories I’ve bookmarked, I have the full spectrum of trans-themed fiction represented: shitty, cheesey fiction that isn’t horribly well written (and is occasionaly just flat-out poorly written) involving characters who don’t identify as trans but are somehow forced into a life of womanhood by means ranging from the mundane to the sci-fi to the magical, all the way to characters who do identify as trans and struggle to find their way to transitioning (and I’ll admit, often do so with sci-fi or magical means). Continue reading 'How do you transition?'»
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