So I pretty much never see ANY of the male characters in SPOP headcanoned as transfems. So I'm gonna write some more transfem characters
First is Bow, who honestly has so many transfem character traits, it already makes perfect sense for her to be a trans woman. So first of all, Bow has obvious feminine traits in her design. she already lies about herself and hides her true identity as a rebel from her parents. So it makes logical sense that she'd hide her identity as a woman too.
Bow coming out to her parents could mirror her character arc. and therefore it'd make sense for her to be in the closet at the start of the show. But she might be out to Glimmer.
Bow is someone who generally wants to avoid internal conflict, a trait that a LOT of trans women have. Bow also has to suppress her own emotional needs for the needs of those around her.
Bow isn't quite a programmer, buuuuuut she is a tech master and that's close enough imo. So she wears the trans coloured long socks.
Bow having a very obviously girly set of childhood toys fits really well with her being a trans woman. Specifically because in the show, that is played up as a throwaway joke and only mildly embarrassing.
The joke would have the added element of "Look at how obviously transfem she is, her parents are oblivious for not figuring it out" This would highlight the neglect Lance and George have had towards Bow, while also making the joke significantly funnier.
Bow being a trans femme in the princess alliance and also being the only person in the princess alliance to not be a princess would HURT. This would also have a good opportunity for Bow to be given the official rank of princess, and feel truly accepted as a woman
Bow going to Princess Prom with (trans) Perfuma would be T4T, and Bow getting to see a trans woman who is truly out and proud. Perfuma ofc would treat Bow like a princess, and encourage her to be her true self.
and then she gets kidnapped. and her first real dress is torn up. and she is thrown in a prison cell. Her opportunity to get to be her true self and be the belle of the ball went up in flames because two cis lesbians are having a messy break up, and one of them decided to drag her into it.
And then while in prison she pushes ALL of that down to focus on trying to rescue her cis best friend who spent a significant portion of her time at the ball selfishly ruining her opportunity to have fun.
I feel like the next one I'll write something out for is Rojelio. I think there is quite a bit there for her.
Since I know the Bow is transmasc head canon is really popular, I want to show this quote from Nate Stevenson at the start of the interview he made where he addressed the Bow is trans theory.
"It's a fan theory that I'm very, very fond of. I think that if anyone – especially trans people – can see themselves in Bow, it's incredible,"
This was about the idea that Bow is trans masc, but I think this quote shows that Nate probably wouldn't disapprove of Trans fem bow either.
