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    There is a big difference between a trans man exploring his identity/sexuality through fanfiction, and a cis writer misrepresenting what it means to be FTM. If you're a cis writer with the best of intentions, I hope these guidelines and resources will assist you in improving your treatment of trans men.

    Chapter 1: Writing Guide, FTM Anatomy.
    Chapter 2: Gallery of Trans Men.
    Chapter 3: FTM Media Recommendations.
    Chapter 4: Racism in Trans Headcanons.

    This guide was originally posted on my old account, which has since been deleted due to transphobic comments, including threats of violence. I have posted it again anyway, because I take this matter very seriously. Do not repost, copy, or in any way plagiarise this guide. But please feel free to share a link to it, so that cis authors can improve the way that they depict trans men. I have tagged characters which are discussed in the guide, and are therefore relevant. If you encounter this guide while browsing those tags, that's why.

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    “That’s me,” he repeats out loud, his voice breathless. He forces his eyes away from the picture to stare incredulously at the real Poe, the Poe who can’t even stand to look him straight on, who always has to be looking away from him just like he’s doing right now. “That’s me,” Finn repeats with more conviction.

    Poe swallows, a shaky hand coming up to push his hair back. He’s still sitting up in bed, the sheets pooling around his waist while Finn stands right there, right within reach. “Yeah,” he finally admits quietly. “That’s you.”

    “How.”

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    Finn escapes the First Order a second time, though his memories have been taken away from him. He finds himself amidst the Resistance once more, but there's something no one's telling him, and it has to do with Commander Poe Dameron.

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    Barry isn't sure when it started. There was no set beginning he can pinpoint. All he knows is touch terrifies him. It feels vile even for Iris to give him a hug, or for Caitlin to treat his injuries.
    He hates it.
    (Edit: some amendments made and typos fixed)

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    13 Oct 2015

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    “I gotta talk to you, buddy, real quick,” Poe says lowly, and grabs Finn’s hand to haul him back out of the mess hall. His pilot friends cheer loudly, Karé yelling something about keeping it decent, and Finn barely has a second to process it before Poe’s yanking him away and into a deserted side corridor.

    “I can explain,” he says quickly, running his spare hand through his hair.

    “Well good,” Finn snaps hotly, “Because I’ve had a really fucking weird day.”
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    Otherwise known as: Finn Is An Oblivious Numbskull, or: the one where Finn gets a name, a jacket, a droid, and a marriage out of nowhere in only a few short weeks

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    25 Jan 2016