[ SECRET POST #2507 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2507 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 038 secrets from Secret Submission Post #358.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Trans headcanon vs. trans story premise

[ex_mrs260625]

Since trans headcanons have been coming up lately and people seem to generally dislike them... I have been wondering how the people who dislike "trans headcanons" feel about fic where a character is trans, but it's not the author's headcanon, just the premise of a particular story.

I ask because I've written two stories with trans characters who aren't trans in canon/RL, and I want to know whether I'm scorn-worthy or not. (ETA: Okay, that sounded a little more defensive than I meant to sound -- I'll try to reign it in a little!)

Re: Trans headcanon vs. trans story premise

[pantswarrior]

Myself, I kind of find trans-premise stories in the same category as genderswap or any other kind of role-swap - perfectly fine, maybe even potentially interesting although not usually something I'd seek out, but it's something that should probably be actually addressed in the fic.

For instance, if I'm seeing a straight-up TOS missionfic, I expect that I will be reading about Captain James T. Kirk. Not Captain Jane T. Kirk, or Chief Engineer James T. Kirk, or Captain James T. Kirk who by the way was born Jane T. Kirk, without any sort of explanation as why we have a canon divergence.

And if I'm seeing a fic about Jane T. Kirk being the awesome female captain of the Enterprise when female captains are not yet a common thing, or James T. Kirk who changed his mind and decided he didn't want the responsibility of being a captain but still loves to keep his starship running, or Jane T. Kirk becoming James T. Kirk and realizing his dream of being a man AND a starship captain in such an era, I expect that the author wanted to tell that story because they recognized it diverges from canon and has potential to be a cool story in its own right.

Re: Trans headcanon vs. trans story premise

[ex_mrs260625]

Thanks for replying -- that makes sense to me. :)

Re: Trans headcanon vs. trans story premise

[(Anonymous)]

I don't like that premise any better than the headcanons or genderbending in general, but wouldn't mind either way as long as you tag it and don't get in people's faces for not agreeing with you (not counting people who come and flame the fic even though they didn't have to read it, people like that are shitty).

Re: Trans headcanon vs. trans story premise

[ex_mrs260625]

Thanks for the reply. :)

I can imagine arguing with someone if they were acting like the premise was not legitimate and shouldn't be written, but not if they just don't think Character X is trans. After all, I don't think Character X is trans either!