#transmasc retellings

[genderkoolaid]

transmasc cinderella but this version no one recognizes cinderella at the ball bc he’s magically transitioned into his ideal gender presentation for that night,,,

(funny comedy version of the slipper could be that his packer falls out) (not comedy version would probably still be a shoe. or like a ring or something)

YES I LOVE TRANSMASC GAY CINDERELLA!!!!!!!!

It also makes the ending so much more romantic. Because it's not just that the prince recognizes Cinderella without all the finery. The story becomes the ultimate gay trans man's fantasy: to be recognized as a man, by a man, even while in full girlmode. And then to have that man take you away from your abusive transphobic family (who gets their eyes pecked out by the down with cis crows).

[lycandrophile]

does anyone want to hear me rant about how jekyll and hyde can function as an allegory for how trans manhood is portrayed as an evil contagion that twists pretty, mild-mannered women into violent, deformed monsters? because i’m not even done reading it yet and i already have so many thoughts about the parallels between how hyde is described and how trans men are seen.

[briantheinsomniac]

A comic for a reworked fairytales zine - specifically, a transmasc look at the idea of swan maidens.

This kept going wrong, and I ended up having to make the final version of it all within a few days! Oopsie. Happy Pride month!

[queer-book-society]

Title: Most Ardently: A Pride & Prejudice Remix

Author(s): Gabe Cole Novoa

Description: A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in this heartrending young-adult reimagining of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, part of the Remixed Classics series.

[garbagequeer]

if taylor swift was smarter she would sell testosterone as merch and she would call it swfit t. you know like t swift. but also like swiftie. @taylorswift can we make it happen

[toytulini]

name some canonically nonbinary characters why dont you

[knittedbond]

can more people read the raven tower so that i'm not fucking dying alone here

[writinglittlebeasts]

what in the god damn

[a-kind-of-merry-war]

I just pre-ordered these and I have come here to YELL ABOUT THEM

We've got...

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa, a YA transmasc retelling of Pride and Prejudice

A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock, which is a queer horror with Frankenstein vibes about two dudes and their plant daughter

More Than a Best Friend (published as Don't Want You Like a Best Friend in America) by Emma R Alban, a historical sapphic best-friends-to-lovers story described as Bridgerton but with lesbians, with parent trap vibes

Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland, queer pirate adventure with OFMD vibes (Alexandra also wrote A Taste of Gold and Iron, which I really enjoyed and is also the only author in this list I know for sure is on tumblr, hello @ariaste)

[fredbydawn]

I love transmasculine horror fans and the ways we choose which horror characters are also transmasc

like Herbert West is trans cuz he’s a funny little guy who’s kinda queer coded to begin with and cuz Re-Animator is a Frankenstein retelling and there’s such a rich vein of queer and trans readings of Frankenstein

and then Ash from the Evil Dead is trans just cuz he slays absolute penis

[genderkoolaid]

Wait. Transmasc Shrek rules actually. Fiona turning into an ogre at night could be a metaphor for only feeling safe enough to be yourself in isolation. The overhearing scene is denying transmascness by burying it in anti-man rhetoric. This rules

Do you see my vision!!!! Fiona transmasc icon real

[queerliblib]

hello, do you have any sci fi or fantasy novels with butch/transmasc characters? anywhere along that spectrum is fine, but no urban fantasy please! also, I would prefer minimal identity angst, but that might not be a feasible exclusion, given that I suspect there aren’t very many books at this intersection anyways

hello! indeed we do <3

Gideon the Ninth (if you haven’t yet gotten around to the lesbian necromancers in space, there is some delightful butch sword action)

Peter Darling (transmasc peter pan retelling!)

An Unkindness of Ghosts (a harder read, less in internal angst & more in external prejudice & brutality)

Priory of the Orange Tree (if you want a brick of an epic book)

Cosmoknights (for some graphic novel variety)

Spear (ebook & audio, a personal favorite)

there are more out there too! Browse our guide for Genre Fiction for more ideas :)

[roundtriptojupiter]

its the terf poisoning (sorry abt my rant in the tags)

why did i just read a tweet that’s mad about hunter schafer being cast as carrie…. like isn’t hunter a trans woman and isn’t that actually a really good new perspective to bring to carrie which has always been thematically about the horrors of girlhood and transitioning to womanhood? like i don’t understand why that’s seen as … not good? because she’s… *checks notes* not fat and therefore not bullied for being fat? like. i get the desire to cast a fat actress as carrie. but the idea that hunter doesn’t suit the role because she’s a “thin white woman” has to be engagement bait right? i rlly can’t tell with twitter anymore honestly. and i’m open to being wrong. but i think a trans carrie would actually be really cool

[transbookoftheday]

🏳️‍⚧️📚 Trans Book Challenge 📚🏳️‍⚧️

Mission:

Read a minimum of one trans book per month for the entirety of 2024 in order to help form the habit of reading and supporting trans books and trans authors.

How it works:

Just read one trans book every month in 2024, and review it and/or talk about it!

Can't decide which books you want to read? Just open transbookoftheday.tumblr.com (on desktop) and click here:

If you're a fast reader, you're welcome to read more than one trans book per month!

Here are some optional prompts if you want to diversify your reading even more:

Read a trans book by an author of color.

Read a transfem book.

Read a transmasc book.

Read a nonbinary book.

Read a trans nonfiction book or memoir.

Read a trans poetry book.

Read a trans picture book or children's book.

Read a trans book with a disabled main character.

Read a trans short story, anthology, novella or graphic novel.

Read a book featuring a t4t relationship.

Read a trans retelling or a historical trans book.

Read a trans book in your favorite genre.

Happy trans reading! 🏳️‍⚧️📚

[traeumenvonbuechern]

Which books would the Hallowoods characters read?

Happy HFTH season 4 day! I'm so excited for the new episodes, and I want to celebrate by recommending some books I think some of the main characters would love.

Diggory Graves - Unwieldy Creatures

I have a feeling that Diggory might be interested in a nonbinary Frankenstein retelling...

Percy Reed - The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

A transmasc protagonist, ghosts, a t4t love story - Percy would relate to this book so much.

Nikignik - This Is How You Lose the Time War

Even aside from the whole Bigolas Dickolas thing, I think Nikignik would really love this book. It's an epic, complicated, super emotional love story, written in a way that almost feels like poetry - I have a feeling that Nikignik would like that.

Lady Ethel Mallory - Lady Susan

It's short, it's funny, it's a classic, it's from the perspective of the villain and said villain uses the title "lady"? Lady Ethel would love this book.

Riot Maidstone - Gideon the Ninth

It's about a butch lesbian with a sword. That alone would probably convince Riot to read it, but I think she would love the story, too.

Olivier Song - Infinity Alchemist

This book is about an alchemist who is rejected by the magic school he tried so hard to get into, and one of the love interests is genderfluid - Olivier might relate to it a little too much.

Clara Martin - The Grimoire of Grave Fates

It's a murder mystery set at a magic school that moves around the world, and it's told from 18 (!) different perspectives. I think Clara would love reading about all these different types of magic and trying to solve the mystery.

Polly - Good Omens

Polly reminds me so much of Crowley sometimes - to quote this post, they're both "demons sent on a celestial audit of earth and catching more feelings than they signed up for" - so Polly would probably either love or hate Good Omens, no in-between.

Yaretzi - The Salt Grows Heavy

I can't really explain why I think Yaretzi would like this book, but she would. Something about the main character being a murderous mermaid, probably.

Mort - All Systems Red

Mort would definitely want to be friends with Murderbot.

Hector Mendoza and Jonah Duckworth - Silver in the Wood

This is my go-to "Read this if you like Our Flag Means Death" book because the main characters remind me a lot of Stede and Ed, but the book also reminds me so much of Hector and Jonah, especially with the magical sentient forest setting.

Zelda Duckworth - The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher

This book is about a 83-year-old Chosen One who has to save the world armed with nothing but gumption and knitting needles - I think Zelda would enjoy that.

Mx. Morrell - What Moves the Dead

I think a fungal horror book with a nonbinary protagonist would be perfect for Mx. Morrell.

Danielle O'Hara - Pet

Pet is about a trans girl who has to reconsider everything she's been taught and save her friend with the help of a terrifying creature - everyone should read this book, but I think Danielle would especially like it.

Book titles:

Diggory Graves: Unwieldy Creatures by Addie Tsai

Percy Reed: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Nikignik: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Lady Ethel Mallory: Lady Susan by Jane Austen

Riot Maidstone: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Olivier Song: Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender

Clara Martin: The Grimoire of Grave Fates, edited by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owen

Polly: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Yaretzi: The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

Mort: All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Hector Mendoza and Jonah Duckworth: Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Zelda Duckworth: The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson

Mx. Morrell: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Danielle O'Hara: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

[slaingelo]

pride headcanons and boy do I have a fuckin lot so take your pic ig, (oh yea they’re all transmasc hcs ofc so I’ll just list it)

transmasc Ruto, Botw paya and Zelda, Cia

oh also Botw Zelda and Link are Transmasc for Transmasc, they are very gay and very in love

feel free to draw which one you wanna or not one at all you don’t have to answer this!

this might've made me go a bit insane ok. first thoughts upon seeing this; LACE UP BINDERS T4T BOTW ZELINK HELPING EACH OTHER LACE THEM UP PROPERLY. gotta draw that, might come back to do those other ones though bc boy do I have thoughts about those also !

second thoughts. holy Fucking shit this gives me an excuse to go off about trans masc zelda and how inherently interesting that can be to the entire narrative. and then realizing how amazingly it could mesh with botw zelda's story specifically into a queer retelling.

THANKS ANON THIS ALONE MADE ME ACTUALLY LIKE BOTW ZELINK WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME

zelda's role is to take up the powers of hylia. zelda has always been a girl, a woman. of course all of them would be. hylia is a goddess. the first zelda was hylia's personal vessel.

botw zelda [ going to call him zel here on out in this post for clarity lol ] would have to come to terms with how his feelings don't align with his self-perceived role. at first, he thinks his yearning to be a boy is more to do with hating his responsibilities. i think his relationship with both his gender and his role in destiny is an incredible complicated one because of all of this.

meeting link, the other destined one, probably really fucks him up more. link being a trans boy himself, on a surface level, one might think would bring zel relief; someone like him, so close to him. but it does the opposite. link has always been a boy. this link, being assigned female at birth, is a boy as well. to zel, this reaffirms his thoughts that destiny has locked their genders into place.

in general, i don't think transphobia is a huge thing in the loz universe. it's like, a very niche kind of bigotry thankfully. it's MY childhood fantasy games and i get to mostly poof it out. i think the big exception to this would be those associated with destiny, prophecies, and of course, the reincarnation cycle.

zel is pressured to not only be a good daughter and princess, but to take on the powers that should be blessed to him by the goddess herself. everything just drives him further into hating everything, including link early on.

a big part of zel being able to actually unlock his powers would be both what i think happens in game [ desperation to protect ] as well as acceptance of himself. zel's inner turmoil over his own identity, where his duty as holder of the triforce of wisdom starts and right to be himself ends.

of course, there's no actual reason for the holder of wisdom to be a woman; as there is none for the holder of courage or power to be a man. it just so happens that it tends to be like that.

i think a retelling like this could add such a strong layer onto zel's character arc. it's so good. augh. thank yuo i hope any of this is somewhat coherent. they kiss in the end

btw i think generally trans masc zeldas go for the name sheik [ thank you OOT sheik you walked so the other tran masc zeldas could run ] but botw zelda specifically would take the scientific name of like, a small critter or plant, and alter it so it sounds kind of like a hylian name. OR just go by 'zel'. or both ! idk.