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[esmenet]

Just saw this and this, and they made me think a bit. I don't even usually think of writing trans characters, just because there aren't really any in my preferred writing-canons . . . and unlike with same-sex relationships, it somehow hasn't occurred to me to just *mention* them in the fic background, even in an oh-btw-X-is-Y kind of way.

It hurts to realise I've been marginalizing people I care about.


. . . Okay, cheerful time now! So, f-list, if you transitioned -- or, hell, if you already have -- what name would you use? *curious* (I'd probably use 'Alan', just because I'm really fond of male names beginning with A and we already have an Alexander in the family.)

Also: prefacing something offensive with "No offence," or saying it was "just a joke" DOES NOT MAKE IT OKAY. In fact, it makes me want to kill you more.

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[ojuzu.livejournal.com]

That sounds fantastic. :D D'you have any idea if darkeyedwolf knows about it?

IIRC, you can use your LJ account (http://www.dreamwidth.org/openid/) to comment on Dreamwidth.

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

I'd never so much as heard of DarkEyedWolf before, but I'll be happy to PM them the info, since moments of transwin aren't exactly thick on the ground.

And thank you for the tip re Dreamwidth. (I wish Journalfen would be so accommodating; they list a slot on their reply form for Livejournal users, verbatim, but won't allow readers to post from an LJ account, and aren't accepting applications for new JF accounts; if you ask them why, the stock reply is--I'm serious!--"It's just to torment you.")