Inside OuT: A Trans Tale

Happy 2021! Geez I haven’t touched this page in forever. For those of you who find this a lot has changed in the new year. First off is I decided to turn my attention from my older series of A Yuri Tale and focus more on working on A Trans Tale. I also posted the series on Webtoons as well as Tapas. Too my surprise, and delight, the new series is doing better then I ever expected. Reaching over 1,000 subs on both Webtoon and Tapas in less then a year! I’m so glad people are enjoying it so much. Been struggling a bit this year, but plan to do so much more. Not sure what I’ll do with this page but figured I would update it at the very least.

Thanks for 1K subs

As of February 12, 2021 we have reached 1.4K on Webtoons and 1.5K on Tapas. Thanks so much for all your support and for reading this little trans story. Get future updates and read advanced pages on Patreon

Read the new series on Webtoon: Inside OuT: A Trans Tale
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New Series for Inside OuT

New in June 2018 Inside OuT A Trans tale begins on Tapas. Read chapter 1 and part of chapter 2 now. 

Going from depressed to angry…

People are demanding that law
protecting Gender identity and Gender expression in Ontario be
removed…

Okay, now I’m in a worse mood then
before, but the depression I woke up with for 3 days has changed to
anger. If you didn’t know Gender identity and Gender expression was
recently added to Human rights out here in Ontario back in 2012.
Meaning all forms of Trans are protected by law against harassment
and are allowed to enter areas that are deemed only for those of
their chosen gender, aka washrooms and community centres and what
have you. Also, you can now get your Birth certificates and other ID
changed to your chosen gender, instead of what the Doctor’s stamp you
with at birth. There is a lot of paper work, but it can be done.

Now I have talked many times about my
gender journey and my struggles with my identity over the years. No
matter how I dressed, male or female, I was called a “Trannie”,
even though I don’t consider myself trans…. There was just no way
of “fitting in” for me. It was only because of a nice butch/femme
group that I was able to figure out who I was all.  Well now, the new
Human rights commission of Ontario has all gender identity covered.
Here is what is part of what this new law covers:

Under
the Ontario Human
Rights Code (the Code)
people are protected from discrimination and harassment because of
gender identity and gender expression in employment, housing,
facilities and services, contracts, and membership in unions, trade
or professional associations.

Gender
identity is
each person’s internal and individual experience of gender. It is
their sense of being a woman, a man, both, neither, or anywhere along
the gender spectrum. A person’s gender identity may be the same as
or different from their birth-assigned sex. Gender identity is
fundamentally different from a person’s sexual orientation.

Gender
expression is
how a person publicly presents their gender. This can include
behaviour and outward appearance such as dress, hair, make-up, body
language and voice. A person’s chosen name and pronoun are also
common ways of expressing gender.

Trans or transgender is
an umbrella term referring to people with diverse gender identities
and expressions that differ from stereotypical gender norms. It
includes but is not limited to people who identify as transgender,
trans woman (male-to-female), trans man (female-to-male),
transsexual, cross-dresser, gender non-conforming, gender variant or
gender queer.

I love that they cover all and this
line “being
a woman, a man, both, neither, or anywhere along the gender
spectrum.”  Considering it states “gender non-conforming, gender
variant or gender queer.” under trans I guess I still qualify…
hmmm…

(edit: gee, there is a lot more on the Human rights on this page than I expected Makes me happy to see them fighting to correct myths and educate people.)

Keep reading more of my rant regarding this and my depression… sorry it is a little long… 

Anyways, recently there has been this
kerfuffle due to a sexual predator using these new laws to dress as a
woman and enter woman’s areas to attack women. People are demanding
our rights to be removed to protect these woman for more predators.
The problem isn’t with us. Don’t point your fingers at an entire
community that has been beaten and killed because they are different
then the norm when it is one bloody predator that would find anyway
to attack woman even if this law was removed.

You want to know why I’m struggling so
much recently?. Because I can’t forget. I can’t get the beatings I
suffered because I was different out of my mind. I relive the abuse
from my parents and peers over and over again. Being chased down the
street everyday through out my school years. Too afraid to return
home bleeding and crying because of the punishments that I would
endure. Being pushed, shoved and punched as I walked down the halls.
Finding “Trannie” and “Dyke” written on my locker and desk.
Being expelled from school for being an instigator, even arrested for
the same reasons… Disowned by my family and spending nearly 2 years
in a mental hospital. Being ridiculed by the hospital staff… Even
getting insulted in Gay bars because I don’t fit into either
category, so didn’t belong. Being told to leave lesbian gatherings
because I was too much of a boi. Even losing all my friends because
of stupid rumors that people didn’t understand… I had no where to
turn and spent many of my years alone… just drawing…. I spend
nights shaking and crying because I can still hear those voices of my
abusers calling me names. I’m labeled as unstable and insane now. I
can’t even function normally and barely go outside anymore.

This is what my past few days have been
like. My psychotherapist retired 2 years ago and everything is just
building up on top of itself. I used to see him ever month for 10
years just to vent and get out a lot of this frustration. Now I just
struggling to get through one day at a time. Keeping myself busy by
drawing what I love… and curling up with my sweetie, the one person
who understands me and loves me for who I am, even with all my mental
issues she has stayed at my side longer than anyone else. If it
wasn’t for her I don’t know what I’d do. She got me back into drawing
after I quit all those years ago. She got me to write what I wanted,
instead of trying to please people. She’s the one who kicks me in the
ass when I’m slacking off.

There are also those of you who have
supported me through some very rough years, especially those of you who have supported my Patreon. I never forget all of
you. I actually feel guilty that I can’t draw more and better.
Hearing that my stories helped so many is one of the reasons I keep
writing and drawing, even when I feel like an emotional mess. If I
can just help a few of you so you don’t feel as alone in this insane
world as I did that is enough. Which is why I push through the
madness and continue to create. I could just quit and spend the rest
of my days gaming with my wife, but I need to create. I need to draw
and I need to fight for what I feel is right… I might not be able
to join protests anymore, but at least I still have this.

This is why I’m continuing with both
Setsuko’s Gender identity story in Inside OuT and Ayumi’s Asexual
story. I have focuses a lot of gay issues in my works. Inside OuT is
really the first time I’ve decided to focus on gender expression and
other issues. Some of stated they don’t like Setsuko’s story, but I
refuse to remove it. Others don’t like Ayumi being asexual, I’m
leaving that as well. I will continue these stories and more because
that is what I do. I might not be the best, but I do the best I can.

I might struggle from time to time, but
I always tend to spring back. Usually it is when something happens in
the Real World that pisses me off enough to fight the fog and get
back to what I feel is important. I’m not one to truly give up. I
just need to find my reason for getting up again and facing things.

Anyways, Sorry to rant like this…
back to work with me.

Here are a few Setsuko moments from my yuri series Inside OuT. With this being Transgender visibility day, and the fact that I’ve had a few people request I add in a trans character into my manga Inside OuT, I feel like posting the fact that Setsuko is in fact trans and has been in this story since vol 1. She is just not 100% male or female, more gender neutral or gender queer than anything else, but is currently going through a lot so doesn’t know where she stands. She already stated she was a “Boi” and here are some moments when she was discussing possible hormones and her friends reacting to her chest binding. She still uses female pronouns, but that is also because she is in an all-girl’s school and works as a model/actress so has a lot to consider, plus still in her teens. Most of Inside OuT is about gender identity, with Hitomi trying to figure out who is is, and Setsuko is a major character in the tale. I’m glad to see that Setsuko is one of the more popular characters in this series, even if a few readers have stated they wanted to see less of her.

I’ve been writing a lot more about Setsuko’s situation and want to deal with it more, but it is one of the reasons I needed a moment to sort out my thoughts. The fact that some didn’t like Setsuko’s story being so central bothered me. I spent a lot of time on this story. That being said there is more to come. I’m not dropping this story, just needed time to recover from the whole Hypo Thyroid thing and to get my thoughts in order again before tackling this story again.

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Trans NPC character appears in Guild Wars 2

soiscrewedmycompanions:

deglorath:

theyuricanon:

Arena net has done it again. Not only do we have several gay characters, including two lesbian characters who have lead roles in the story, but the new update brought us a Trans character too. While she is only a minor character it has caused an impact on many, mostly positive.

The character is Aid Worker Sya, who was formerly known as Symon. When you talk to her she explains that she changed her name and uses her Mesmer powers (illusions) to be herself more. Here is what she looked like before:

And after

And here is some of the dialogue she now says

There is more on the Wiki about her spoken dialogue and history.  if you are interested in reading more about her.

She might be a minor character, but the way Anet has been working there will probably be more about her and other LGBT characters in the future. I tell you Anet makes me so happy we finally decided to play this game. For those who haven’t joined yet you can now buy the upcoming expansion with the main game as one package on their site. So come join the fun!

Very interesting, well done Anet. 😀

thefingerfuckingfemalefury jemeryl your thoughts? 🙂

They actually had a disabled character in GW2, as well, during one of the living world story arcs (I think it was Living World, I could also be insane, my gaming on GW2 has been sporadic). Pretty sure she was an asura…*Goes to check* Yeah! Tiami was an Asura who was carried around by a Golem, and apparently had a similar condition to MS. This addition just makes me happier. Thanks, Anet. You don’t always make good choices, but this is definitely one of the good ones.

I didn’t know about that character. Thanks for posting about her. There is also Tybalt Leftpaw who lost his arm in an explosion and uses a prosthetic arm that he build himself. There are a couple of blind character I’ve seen around as well. I’ve only been playing for 2 or so months now so still exploring and discovering things here and there.

After 7 years of WoW this is great. I’m really loving all the thought Anet is putting into the characters for this game. I can’t wait to see what they have planned for the expansion. Finally an MMO that focuses on being Co-operative and has a lot of characters that I can really understand and cheer on.

politicatacus:

“Transgender people have a gender identity that differs from the one they were assigned at birth and that gender identity is not the same as sexual orientation. Gender identity is who you are, sexual orientation is who you love. Some transgender people do undergo hormone therapy or sexual reassignment surgery as part of their transition, some do not. And interestingly, their decision on this matter is medically speaking NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS.”

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Trans NPC character appears in Guild Wars 2

Arena net has done it again. Not only do we have several gay characters, including two lesbian characters who have lead roles in the story, but the new update brought us a Trans character too. While she is only a minor character it has caused an impact on many, mostly positive.

The character is Aid Worker Sya, who was formerly known as Symon. When you talk to her she explains that she changed her name and uses her Mesmer powers (illusions) to be herself more. Here is what she looked like before:

And after

And here is some of the dialogue she now says

There is more on the Wiki about her spoken dialogue and history.  if you are interested in reading more about her.

She might be a minor character, but the way Anet has been working there will probably be more about her and other LGBT characters in the future. I tell you Anet makes me so happy we finally decided to play this game. For those who haven’t joined yet you can now buy the upcoming expansion with the main game as one package on their site. So come join the fun!