Re: the One Piece poll
Guys OP has a s literal army of trans characters, it's actually a plot point, there's literally so fucking many trans and NB and genderfluid people in OP its kind of fucking insane
There's Bon Clay/Bentham from as early as Alabasta in March of 2000, 3 years after the initial publication of OP
Bon's powers let him transform into other people, and he's the only member of a bad guy group with male/female partners who doesn't have a female partner bc he's both the male AND female partner in his rank
He doesn't need one bc he's both
Bon is also consistently one of the best characters who helps Luffy, and who deeply respects the bonds of friendship, and he deeply admires Ivankov (next in the list)
Plus, Bon Clay is only one of two in the villain group to become good guys and befriends the main characters
There's fucking Ivankov, Queen of Kammabakka Kingdom an island full of drag queens and trans people, with his hormone powers that lets him trans all the genders for himself and everyone around him (aka the Newkama in Impel Down- a literal army of trans people who help Luffy break out of prison so he can save his brother)
AND he's the second in command of the Revolutionary Army, a group actively against the World Government that controls the entire globe, and is fighting against it's corrupt politics and ideals, such as allowing slavery for the higher classes, fighting the racism against Fishman it's held up for centuries, and all that stuff
Ivankov is one of the most important characters in the series in regards to the world politics and the fight for freedom against the oppression of the WG, and he works with what are unambiguously the Good Guys in the world, who are headed by Luffy's father
There's Okiku in Wano, who its 100% trans and even gets the horny Sanji treatment
(which is kinda important bc there was some Bad Trans/Queer rep earlier in the series involving Sanji running from drag queens who were harassing him and for a while Sanji was pretty transphobic and it was a whole thing, but Oda seems to have learned or educated himself by this point, so yay)
Plus Okiku is a super strong samurai, fucking powerful girl go off, and everyone treats her as one of the girls and she's the best tbh she deserves the world
She's so sweet and kind and strong af and is just as much a warrior as the rest of her group
Plus there's Yamato
Who, to be very clear, is not CONFIRMED as trans, but has a lot of gender fuckery going on that he belongs on this list imo, come to your own conclusions ig
Yamato is 100% confirmed as the biological daughter of Kaido, which is backed up in several other sources and even a colorspread with only biological women, but everyone in the story itself refers to him as he/him, Including Luffy who calls him by Yama-guy/Yamao
(something Luffy only does for men- he calls Ivankov and other more genderfluid or femme leaning queer folks by -chan)
and Yamato calls himself the Son of Kaido multiple times
Yamato saw someone be so awesome that he wanted to emulate that person and become them-
but as an apparently separate decision, he decided he also wanted to be a man, too! Not just because of Kozuki Oden, but because holy fuck look at that gender, I want that for myself!!!
His identity as Kozuki Oden and his identity as Son of Kaido seem to be separate things, bc Kaido, Kaido's forces, Luffy (our main character who helps us understand how to treat situations), and everyone else around him at least acknowledges that Yamato, is, in fact, the SON of Kaido, and everyone, regardless of which side they're on in the war, respects that and treats it as fact
Meanwhile, absolutely no one treats Yamato like he's actually Kozuki Oden
And there's no sign of Yamato being forced to become a man because Kaido wanted a son- 1), he was called Oni Princess fairly consistently as a child by Kaido's forces, and 2) he only became known as Son of Kaido after Yamato himself decided he wanted to become a man
Yamato has refused everything forced on him by his father, and has run away, hid, and fought back at every moment he could, and his gender and pronouns were the only real decision of his own that have been respected as all his other freedoms were taken from him
(Which doesn't say much about his horrible father- Kaido was guided by an incredibly strong female pirate at a young age, and he has plenty of strong women among his crew. Kaido doesn't care about what gender his kid is, or gender at all)
So yeah while Yamato is not confirmed in the text as trans like many other characters are in much more obvious ways, and several sources confirm that he's biologically female, he still goes by Son and he/him by the other characters and by his own choice, so make of that what you will
Please enjoy this spread of Yamato in the Men's bath (he refused to join the women's bc no mixed bathing), and Okiku in the women's
Anyway yeah op has tons of trans, genderqueer, and genderfluid representation in it, it might not look it but it's been there since basically March of 2000 when Bon Clay was first introduced and it hasn't stopped since
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Ok I was just going off in the tags of another post, but I think these are the best anime trans guys I know of so if you're looking for decent rep, I personally recommend
Boys Run The Riot - Watari Ryō
Ryō is a teenage trans boy who hates being forced to wear the girl's uniform at his school. Alongside a cis male friend, Ryō starts a fashion brand focused on the kind of clothing that gives him gender euphoria. The mangaka of this one is an open trans man himself.
Stars Align - Fujita Shō
Stars Align is a sports anime about a middle school tennis club. One of the main character's mothers divorces her abusive husband and starts dating one of her friends from college. That friend happens to be Shō, an explicitly transgender man. Shō is shown to be an excellent father-figure and a loving partner. He helps his girlfriend and her son to work through the problems in their lives.
Our Dreams At Dusk - Utsumi Natsuyoshi
TW// suicidal ideation, attempted suicide
This manga is about a gay teenager who's been outed and is considering suicide. The story involves him working through his issues alongside other LGBT+ characters at a drop-in centre. Utsumi is one of these characters and is explicitly a trans man. Utsumi is treated as a fairly normal guy who's main problem is that he's anxious about expressing his real feelings and opinions with other people. Despite this he still already has friends he hangs out with after work, and is generally thought of as friendly and outgoing by other characters.
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Hi welcome to a post however potentially I can be bothered about High Republic characters because there is so much rep you're sleeping on and I want people to know.
First up Tep Tep (She/her)
Tep tep is an Alcedian youngling who so far only appearance is in "Escape from Valo" by Daniel José Older (He/him) and Alyssa Wong (They/them).
It's revealed about mid book that Tep tep is a trans girl in a few short sentences during a flashback that refer to how much happier she's looked since growing out her hair, changing her name, and changing dormitories.
She also has a love for animals.
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Hey y’all! We’ve been getting a lot of questions about canon sexualities and genders! I just want to take a second to say that I can really only give y’all what has been revealed in the podcast so far!
Dex: He/Him, pansexual
Clarissa: She/her, bisexual
Preston: He/him
Scott: He/him
I appreciate the excitement immensely with all the recent asks and I don’t want you to think I’m ignoring any of them! There are just some questions I’m not sure how to answer without spoilers!
Also I would love to add that, even though Scott is the only canon trans character at the moment, I would encourage y’all to continue to enjoy and flesh out the headcanons you have for these characters! Scott’s journey into being a trans character started with a fan’s headcanon, and Luke took the time to work with that fan AND his partner (who is trans) to make sure that he, a cis man, was/is accurately portraying a trans character!
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