what gender would you "headcanon" my character to be? (self.transgender)

submitted 1 day ago by nonBInary to c/[email protected]

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the most popular answer will be her official gender but right now, i can't decide so it's ambiguous and up to your interpretation. (i will use she/her pronouns because she presents as a woman)

so "l" morgado is a portuguese person living in brazil. her name at birth is masculine but since she's presenting as a woman, just goes by L to leave her real name ambiguous.

though femininity does not equal womanhood, l does typically feminine things like wearing skirts/dresses formally and painting her nails, which appears to give her euphoria.

every time she has to act as a character in a play or something, she always chooses the women characters.

she also keeps the fact that she was born male a secret and doesn't tell people so she can live as a woman.

i'm leaving it ambiguous but i would read her as a trans woman.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Non binary pirate

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

i'm leaving it ambiguous but i would read her as a trans woman.

I think you already know the answer.

[-] nonBInary 3 points 1 day ago

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I'd "headcanon" her to generally ignore genders altogether, but to use "female" (with no other context) more out of convenience than out of a desire to be seen in some way.

[-] nonBInary 1 points 1 day ago

This.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It would also be interesting if she doesn't quite "get" gender in general.

Like, if she meets a stereotypical dudebro who most folks would think is obviously presenting male, she'd ask him his pronouns. And if someone said to her he's obviously a guy, she wouldn't understand why they assume that.

Not trying to write your story for you, it's just something that came to mind after I replied. :)

[-] nonBInary 1 points 1 day ago

Yes i love that!!

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