#ttex

Hello, Tolkien Fandom!

I am considering running a trans-themed Tolkien fandom fic exchange later this year, and I want to gauge the fandom's interest in an event like this! Please give me your honest answers so I can figure out how best to run this :)

Additionally, if you are interested in ANY kind of trans-themed Tolkien event, even if you don't want to participate in a fic exchange style of event, I'd love it if you could take the survey anyway - I have some questions about different kinds of events you might prefer instead.

There are only two required questions, though I'd appreciate if you'd answer the optional ones as well.

You do not have to be trans yourself to take the survey! This event will be focused on trans characters, trans headcanons, and trans themes, but will not be exclusive to trans fans. Cis fans and folks who otherwise don't use the "trans" label are welcome to participate, so long as you are respectful and supportive of trans identities!

I’m genderqueer, not binary trans, and am very aware of how we can slip under the radar in trans events and be expected to sit through “mild” exorsexism. It’s often structural (wording, implicit assumptions about transness, falling back to strict categories, etc) but sometimes also comes from other participants or someone well-meaning but unaware that not binary people exist at all/have different relationships to gender and transition. I don’t know how to safeguard against that in an exchange but want to raise it now while planning has just begun.

Thank you for sharing, anon <3

I'm also nonbinary/genderqueer and that is definitely something I am thinking about. My vision for the exchange is that people will be able to write their own prompts/concepts, request characters/ships/scenarios, etc. in a very freeform way. I'm not planning on having a "select this box if you want to see X in your gift" sort of thing. Same for DNWs. I will give some suggestions about things to consider (i.e. specific gender headcanons you might have, topics you want to avoid, concepts you find interesting), but not anything like "check this box if you want transfem content and this one if you want transmasc content."

As for other participants...I will do my best to match people with like-minded creators, but ultimately we can only control ourselves. I will definitely be providing resources and educational content, though, to help folks out who might be undereducated or nervous.