trans pride !

(DIFFERENT ANON) that anon about people being “finicky” about it is extremely reductive of other peoples feelings (like mine as a person of color). person first language is essential and not understanding “poc” as being person first language is a part of using it incorrectly being a microaggression. little things like this are still important. it’s not being finicky. it’s paying attention and righting wrongs that have historically led to bigger racist issues regarding dehumanization.

archer:

hi!! i certainly agree that people correcting ryker and my language isn’t “finicky” as the previous anon put it. this is why i encouraged other people to message us if they knew how we could better answer/respond to things with regards to race, as we strive to do so in the most accurate and non-offensive way possible. it was an oversight on my part for even publishing that anon (i have deleted it now) and i am very sorry if it hurt you. thank you both for taking the time to send these messages, as i now know to be more vigilant for the sort of offensive language that the anon used. it is very important to me that this blog is seen as a safe space, so i really, really appreciate you telling me when we do/post something offensive so we have the chance to make it right. <3

(also: @silvaer sent us THIS post, so ryker and i will both be following its example)

ryker:

Hey, different mod here(I didn’t see the anon message, but heard about it from Archer), I really appreciate & agree with you- person 1st language is important and necessary, I’ll make sure that we stay on top of that while modding this blog. I know that opinions on language can butt heads a lot, but between what you’ve said and from what I’ve seen online we should (and will!) be maintaining person first language as it is the accepted + correct form. I’m sorry for the confusion between me and Archer. Seriously, thank you for this and thank you for calling this to attention so we can maintain it in the future.  

@silvaer is one of my oldest online friends, if not THE first friend I ever made online, and can I tell you how grateful I am for that? Res has such a big, warm heart that wants nothing but good things for those he loves and just speaking to him will brighten up your entire week! He has such a compelling and electric personality that SO MANY people adore, and his love and passion for the characters he writes is inspiring! He educates and is loved by so many, and he truly deserves it all.

@copycaat is such a total loser, but my god they're my favourite loser. The best loser. They are literally possibly the funniest person I've ever met. Their writing has left me in stitches with tears of laughter in my eyes more than once, and they're are SO unbelievably easy to talk to and get along with -- but you best believe they don't take anyone's shit! Being around them makes me feel safer because I know that if they see something that is toxic, they won't let it stand. I love them!

I am so lucky to be able to count @destinsia / @heistborne among my best friends. He is endlessly kind, compassionate, supportive (and a total cheeky shit at times, that just makes me love him more - you didn't hear that from me though). His writing leaves me reeling, such a creative and imaginative mind to come up with beautiful imagery and unique characters. He's the best!

i love alex / @deadcyed they're so wonderful and kind. they put so much thought into their interpretation of jesse as trans i honestly can't even see jesse as cis because of them. they have have such an amazing well thought out muse and i love them so much.

Hey!

With everything going on in the RPC, that’s totally understandable. 

Both mods for transrppositivity are trans and write various trans characters. I’m bisexual and trans masculine/nonbinary. And I’m very involved in online trans communities and LGBTQ+ communities irl. Mod Arky and I also run a transgender meme page on Facebook. 

Transrppositivity has been something we’ve wanted to make for a while, I’ve wanted to do this for years even, I can assure you that the reason we made this blog was to spread positivity for our fellow trans muns and hopefully get more people to write more trans characters, since the RPC is lacking them. 

@chaosate is an amazing writer, with a brilliant oc. the lore is brilliant, grey is an amazing character. lucky is always a blessing to have on my dash and always makes my day when i can read their writing. <3

Hi! 

To be honest, I think it really varies from character to character? I think things to stay away from are assuming that agender people don’t really care about being misgendered and/or seen as masculine or feminine- I’ve seen this a lot irl and in fiction. Also: Stay away from the trope of “Revealing Your Character’s ‘Birth Sex’”. No. No no no. I cannot recommend staying away from this enough. (And it’s totally fine if your character uses she/they interchangeably, but if they’re only using ‘she’ before they realize they’re Not Cis, I’d probably recommend using they? Like I said, this is something that really varies from person to person.)

And finally, just avoid cissexism and binarism in general. I mean, you should in all of your writing, but in this specifically.