So because I occasionally get bursts of anon questions, I thought a page like this could be handy for those who want to know certain things. This is a work in progress while I trawl my archive for relevant posts
Trans 101
On what makes people a certain gender
What makes someone trans?
On Legal ID sex/gender markers (and why they’re not medically necessary)
Some tips to avoid being a violent transphobe
On non-trans women engaging with TERFs
Why it’s wrong to call trans people out for ‘reproducing gender norms’ (and medical gatekeeping’s role in it)
Everyday cissexism in language
Basic transmisogyny (including its definition)
How marginalized people speak out about oppression (and what we really mean)
Transphobia and Homophobia are not Ableist (and why)
The importance of being able to express anger and talking about oppression on a society-wide level
Trans folks and medical treatment pt 1
Trans folks and medical treatment pt 2
Cissexism 101 (the basics)
Why genderbends are transphobic and cissexist
Resource page for Trans-related readings and education not written by me
How to Write Trans Characters 101 Masterlist
Sex is a Construct
One post
Another post
A third post
Politics of Desire and Cissexism
(if you’re wondering if you’re transphobic for not liking X genitals, read links below)
Why this is not actually about anyone being sexually available to trans people
One of my best, most in-depth post on this matter
A follow-up with more detail
The history of “Lesbians are transphobic if they’re not into dick” discourse
Another lengthy post on the matter
A shorter one
The role of sex’s construction in politics of desire
Sexual Repulsion
My first post on the matter
My second, less detailed post
My third post that’s full of easier to read jot notes and tl;dr style writing
Trans Fetishization
G!P rd 1 (my calmest and simplest post)
G!P rd 2 (my longest post)
G!P rd 3 (the relationship b/w this trope and compulsory heterosexuality and heteronormativity)
G!P rd 4
G!P rd 5 (role of internalized transphobia and lacking media representation)
G!P rd 6 (dissecting the trope’s stereotypes and elements pt1)
G!P rd 7 (dissecting the trope’s stereotypes and elements pt2)
G!P rd 8 (on folks using g!p for trans rep, and the mistakes they make)
G!P rd 9 (post on link b/w interest in reading about trans and intersex women’s bodies, and the real life interest in us)
G!P rd 10 (a response to a fandom survey on kinks that reveals deeply held fetishization via g!p works)
G!P rd 11 (on reasons why folks read/write g!p, and why g!p is not the answer)
G!P rd 12 (big lengthy condensed post covering many of the above points)
G!P rd 13 (on media representation shaping minds)
G!P rd 14 (why ‘kinks’ of marginalized peoples can’t be compared to kinks like choking)
G!P rd 15 (another 101 breakdown)
G!P rd 16 (on whether authors should try to understand trans people before writing us, also on a/b/o)
G!P rd 17 (Big combo post full of bits from prior posts)
G!P rd 18 (Partway an intro 101 breakdown, part a discussion on the impregnation kink common in it)
G!P rd 19 (why casting g!p chars in roles usually occupied by toxic cis men is transmisogynistic)
G!P rd 20 (very basic rundown of g!p, b!p, a/b/o)
G!P rd 21 (why we don’t need more content like g!p works and why people who arne’t trans women shouldn’t write it)
G!P rd 22 (massive post covering most bases on why it’s harmful, why it’s fetishistic, why the community needs to own up)
G!P rd 23 (pt1 pt2 pt3 pt4)
Survey of g!p works in the Swen/Swan Queen fandom
Preliminary analysis of g!p works in The 100 fandom
On writing intersex and trans characters for sexual purposes
On writing trans characters in stories in order to feature a pregnancy narrative
On the dearth of trans representation (and the impact that makes, and why we deserve better)
Allyship 101