As I brainstorm for a novel I’m planning to write, what are some good trans characters throughout various forms of media and what do you like about how they’re written?
I think I have a lot of good material to work with as I plan to build on and embellish certain things about my own upbringing to make for a better story. I want more material than just my own experiences though.
Abuse, trauma, and self harm are going to be things I want to delve into, at least for this character in particular so I’m especially looking for material that doesn’t shy away from grappling with things of this nature.
I saw the TV glow is amazing. It was a very emotionally taxing movie though… I should check out princess jellyfish sometime too
Princess Jellyfish was HUGE for me but might not hit the same for everyone. Even if not, it’s still a very cute easy-to-watch anime with great (including some gender non-conforming) characters and the manga is even better. I’ll probably show it on blorp as soon as I get the chance because I’ve been thinking about watching again for awhile.
The other stuff I mentioned is quite a bit darker and definitely not easy stuff to watch, just as a headsup.