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Q&A How do I write LGBT characters without looking like I'm trying to be politically correct?

LGB characters: Just treat them like any other character. Gay people are normal enough in modern western society that you will probably do a reasonable job if you want to. T characters: Best av...

posted 6y ago by Amy Dee Dempster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:24:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/34580
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Amy Dee Dempster‭ · 2019-12-08T08:24:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
LGB characters:

Just treat them like any other character. Gay people are normal enough in modern western society that you will probably do a reasonable job if you want to.

T characters:

Best avoided unless you know whereof you speak. Most representations are cringeworthy, as trans people appear to be the latest, hottest trend in our culture. You’re likely to do a bad job unless you do a ton of research.

These two groups are so disparate that you cannot possibly address them in the same breath. It would be like properly representing both sex workers and Canadians.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-03-25T05:57:33Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 10