Hey~ I hope it will be helpful, or at least one opinion to see? Sorta? Kinda two?
So I'm not transgender person myself, i am gender fluid, but i am talking hormones and it is become such a part of my daily life, i don't really notice it much, so for me, mention of something like this only at the start is enough, because i would assume automatically that it is a part of my character life as well and they are taking their pills in the background without text reminding me of it. And personally for me, i don't really need it, it is just a nice flavor text for my character at the start.
But i have a transgender friend, who i asked how they would feel about something like this. The conversation about them being transgender doesn't really come up much, except certain situations and conversations, usually for them, a line "I am transgender man/woman etc" in enough, other part like top surgery etc they just assume themself about their character, but mentions on it is also nice.
Maybe, if you want a character have for example a conversation about it with another character, and want a reader be more detailed about it, so it could be good to add optional details, if the reader wants or comfortable adding those details. But it feels like too much details are also not really needed, because the story is not really about that, it is just transgender, non-binary characters doing their stuff in your world.
This conversation can come up, if the character wants to be intimate with a love interest, some readers might want to speak about it and other wont.
The only thing i think where you would need to mention it, if the character has breasts or chest maybe? Before fading to black?
But it is just opinions of couple people, others may feel a lot differently, so if any of this may be helpful to you, I'm really glad. I apologize if it maybe was too specific? But i wasn't sure how vague should i be, for it to be helpful?
I also apologize for my English, it is not my first language. <3
Also why Tumblr has follow button so close to asks menu, i followed and unfollowed before i clicked on ask xD
Actually this is really helpful - and not too detailed at all. Between this and how many likes that the post got I think I have my decision for how to handle it. :)
I think I'll have it brought up during Chapter 2, giving the reader a chance to set it explicitly (I'll probably slip it into Riley's reintroduction). And then address the rest as needed for the story later on.
Also - no need to apologize for your English! Yours is better than most the native monolingual speakers I know, myself included some days. <3
Thank you for reaching out with your opinion! It's a big help. :)
