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  • K. N. Brindle (they/them)knbrindle@creativewriting.social
    Jan 25, 2024, 11:07 PM

    #WritersCoffeeClub 1-25 writers who write outside their gender/sexuality/race etc.?

    A lot of people have posted cogent and complete answers to this that I largely agree with. Authors *have* to, no question

    There's one consideration, though, that is rattling around in my mind that I need to speak out loud:

    Right now, across the globe & including the US (where I live), transgender & nonbinary people are being murdered & allowed to die thanks to misinformation and invalid stereotyping

    1/x

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  • K. N. Brindle (they/them)knbrindle@creativewriting.social
    Jan 25, 2024, 11:10 PM

    Lives are literally at risk here in this "free" country. This all applies to many other minorities, but right now, it's open-season on trans lives & largely socially acceptable in many circles to call for us to be “eradicated" from society. A politician in my state called us "filth”

    When people write trans experiences, especially right now, they are taking people's lives into their hands. That's an enormous responsibility. Think hard about it. Consult your trans friends

    2/x #WritersCoffeeClub

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  • K. N. Brindle (they/them)knbrindle@creativewriting.social
    Jan 25, 2024, 11:16 PM

    If you don't have any trans friends, maybe consider why that is… Because we're more of the population than you may think. Chances are pretty good you know a transgender or gender-diverse person—they may just not trust you enough to be themselves around you

    If you do, get to know them & their lives & their struggles before writing about them. Because lives are on the line

    3/x #WritersCoffeeClub

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  • K. N. Brindle (they/them)knbrindle@creativewriting.social
    Jan 25, 2024, 11:20 PM

    Learn about the bills that are being brought and passed into laws that seek to “eradicate” (their words) and invalidate trans lives

    Yes, inclusion matters. Representation matters

    But right now, what matters even MORE is your voices. Because we need more than representation. We need informed advocacy & people who will raise their voices against this horror

    Representation in your books will not matter much if it's *illegal* to be who we are. That's coming—soon

    4/4 #WritersCoffeeClub

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  • K. N. Brindle (they/them)knbrindle@creativewriting.social
    Jan 25, 2024, 11:36 PM

    For anyone who has read this far, and still is like: “I don't know what to do or what to say in support... I'm afraid to ask friends I know about their experiences…”

    Ask *me*

    Seriously. I train agencies how to be more gender-affirming for a living. I will be happy to talk to you about the realities of being trans if it will help you be more confident being vocal about human rights.

    Feel free to DM me if you genuinely want to learn

    #WritersCoffeeClub

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  • Aaronhosford42@techhub.social
    Jan 25, 2024, 11:42 PM

    @knbrindle I was just about to suggest talking over your writing decisions with folks who belong to the minorities/marginalized groups you're trying to write, but I see you already took care of that. :)

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