>>Aside from some (more or less cracky) Harry Potter stories that threw characters unexpectedly into a different gender and them trying to deal, I mostly saw it while looking for slash stories.<<
That's generally not the best way to find high-quality writing. Slash can be fun, but a lot of it is trashy. (Some people like this, especially when it crosses with crackfic.) Therefore it should not be used to gauge the quality of anything in it.
>>And more often than not, it started with a note along the lines "I turned X into a female character because gay relationships are disgusting, but I like the pairing" and that turned me off of that trope big time and I can see how it can be quite intolerant.<<
Definitely not a good rendition.
>> Outside of Good Omens I haven't really tried any stories including genderfluid/transgender characters, <<
Just look for Loki. Many writers know that Loki is canonically genderfluid per Norse mythology. "Lokigender" is a popular way of putting it.
>> but I know there will come a time when I will because that fandom has wet my appetite for more. Right now I'm just obsessed with a different trope/genre to the exclusion of nearly all other. That will come to pass though and then I'll be out exploring again <<
I hope that you do take another look. There is some very deep thought about what gender is and means and does, and how to play with it, coming through fanfic -- and other literature.
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Date: 2021-03-22 10:54 am (UTC)That's generally not the best way to find high-quality writing. Slash can be fun, but a lot of it is trashy. (Some people like this, especially when it crosses with crackfic.) Therefore it should not be used to gauge the quality of anything in it.
>>And more often than not, it started with a note along the lines "I turned X into a female character because gay relationships are disgusting, but I like the pairing" and that turned me off of that trope big time and I can see how it can be quite intolerant.<<
Definitely not a good rendition.
>> Outside of Good Omens I haven't really tried any stories including genderfluid/transgender characters, <<
Just look for Loki. Many writers know that Loki is canonically genderfluid per Norse mythology. "Lokigender" is a popular way of putting it.
>> but I know there will come a time when I will because that fandom has wet my appetite for more. Right now I'm just obsessed with a different trope/genre to the exclusion of nearly all other. That will come to pass though and then I'll be out exploring again <<
I hope that you do take another look. There is some very deep thought about what gender is and means and does, and how to play with it, coming through fanfic -- and other literature.