Even more trans fiction
Comments (3) 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.
In How do you transition (a followup) I talked about removing some authors and sites from my bookmark folder of trans-related fiction because I thought it wasn’t making me feel better about life and about myself. I’ve realized since then that I was a bit unfair, and wanted to respond to myself and re-update my list.
In general, I stand by my statement that, for me, forced-feminization stories are feeding a desire to have someone else take control of my transition and do it for me. As such, for me, I don’t think they’re the best thing I can be reading. (This is intentionally not a commentary on why the authors write such stories – not my place to guess – and what other people get out of them – their business, not mine.)
However, I do think some of the authors I removed do have good work, and deserve better than I gave them originally. And so, a revised list. (I’m ignoring non-trans-themed work, as reading trashy Buffy fanfic might not be good for you, but not really for the reasons I want to focus on…)
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