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Bad Writing Advice

If you have ever asked for advice on writting a queer character you have probably gotten the advice

"Just Write A Normal Guy/Gay/Pal"

But what does this mean exactly? Basically, this person is saying to:

Avoid stereotypes

Avoid specializing

HOWEVER, when writers here this advice they actually think:

Avoid any traits that could be considered stereotypical

Never write interesting characters whose sexuality/gender plays a role in their life

That Interpretation™? F#CK THAT

The problem with the Sissy™ stereotype or the Non-Passing Trans Person™ wasn't that they were fundamentally bad but that they were one-dimensional and the only form of representation which was weaponized against minorities.

You can write the most flamboyant and high fem gay man or the butchest lesbian in the world if you give them an interior life!

You can write a highly masculine trans woman or highly feminine trans man if they aren't just one-dimensional transphobic caricatures

Those traits were never the problem and avoiding these specific personality types does a disservice to all the queer individuals who fit these stereotypes! To write a queer character all you need to do is write a well-developed character who has gayness or queerness as apart of their well-rounded personality

As a stiff-faced stoic asexual who loves bread and hates relationships, platonic or otherwise, I am the stereotype.

How homophobes see the lgbt community: little DEVIL children attempting to turn the children GAY and eliminate ALL reproduction and therefore DESTROY the earth.

Actual gays: *stops cuffing jeans* what the FUCK IS 3 + 5