I’m literally begging you: do not write g!p fic

G!p fic is not only transphobic, but also, I would argue, lesbiphobic.

As a transwoman, I personally find g!p extremely offensive, because here’s the thing: the only thing people are using g!p characters for are for smut.  Nobody is writing trans characters as actual characters.  Nobody is writing “Lover in Low Light” with trans Lexa.  Nobody is writing PG-rated material with a trans Supergirl.  The only thing trans characters are used for is for smut.

So, just imagine what that feels like.  Your community doesn’t even see you as a person – they only see you as this kinky sex gimmick.  

I am not a kink.  I am a human being.

Cis women writing g!p smut fics is absolutely no different than straight men filming lesbian porn.

There is an anon sending messages to ukulelekatie’s inbox with headcanons for a trans Carmilla, and it is literally the first time I’ve ever – literally ever – seen a writer on here or AO3 write a trans character as an actual character.  They’ve got ethos and pathos and they have actual storylines.  Anon’s version of trans Carmilla has more character depth in just a few short messages than any and all g!p fics I’ve seen in my 10-odd years in fandoms combined.

And I’m not saying that gender-swapping can’t be a fun thing to play around with.  I used to love watching Ranma ½ – a story about a cisguy who literally turns into a biological female when dunked with cold water (or something like that; it’s been a long time).  But the thing is, those stories are usually still PG or PG13. They still give the “trans” character their own actual storyline, their own actual feelings, apart from just being a sex prop.

Because, really, the truth is that a real transwoman that still has a penis wouldn’t be able to have the kind of rough and powerful sex most g!p writers are writing about.  The hormones to transition make it very, very difficult to get an erection, and make it near impossible to maintain one.  Things also begin to shrink.

And that is just the physical aspects, let alone the sheer monolith of body dismorphia that causes mental blocks. A lot of trans people (myself included) don’t want to be touched down there during transition.  Some do, sure.  But a lot don’t.  And unless you’ve got 11 chapters of your character dealing with these feelings, then your 12th chapter better not have them pounding away down your otp’s throat.

Unfortunately, 99.9% of g!p fics are exactly that.  Jesus, the c/exa fandom is so filled with g!p fics it’s next to impossible to scroll through 3 or 4 fic titles on AO3 without one being about Lexa’s throbbing glitter cock. And now I’m seeing a few appear in the Supergirl fandom, so I had to say something.

So many writers don’t care about the emotions of the trans character; they don’t care what a trans person may actually be going through.  They just care about how good Lexa can fuck Clarke now.

Please don’t be like these people.

If you want to write a story that treats your trans character like an actual human being, please do.  I’m sure it would be absolutely lovely, and is definitely much needed.  But please remember:

Handcuffs are a fetish. People aren’t.