Hi, I was wondering what the mean was for trans-fictional because the source I came across didnβt really give a good definition. Also is this identity involuntary?
Transfictional is a term that wasnβt coined in the typical sense (flags, coining post, etc.), so thatβs why youβve been having trouble looking it up. I decided to use it one day, and it stuck.
Transfictional is the label I use to describe my identity as a transspecies person. You know how thereβs many ways for one to be transgender and how some people label themselves βtransmascβ or βtransfemβ to describe their experiences with gender? I use transfictional like that since thereβs many ways to be transspecies as well.
If I had to define it, it would be something like this:
Transfictional: A term that describes a transspecies person whose identity is rooted in, influenced by, or generally based on fiction.
In the transspecies community, nonhumanity is a core part of a lot of peopleβs experiences. For me, my experiences involve humanity and nonhumanity but neither are the core part of my identity. Fiction is. I use βtransfictionalβ and βfictionkinβ interchangeably to express this.
As a shapeshifter, my base form is a fictional concept. When I experience being an animal or a nonhuman being outside of fiction, I still perceive my forms in a fictionalized way as I undergo phantom shifts. Thatβs why I label myself βtransfictionalβ. Upon taking up this label, I was inspired by my friend Jude; theyβre an android whoβs transspecies. Jude is transhuman, to be specificβ not in the posthuman/philosophical sense (see: transhumanism) but in the literal sense as an android who is also human.
As for involuntariness, anyone can be transfictional. I donβt make the rules nor do I have any interest in doing that. All I did was put a prefix in front of an adjective and called it a day, so if you (or anyone else) feel like it applies to you, go wild!