Finding resources to write different genders turned out to be way harder than I thought. I could find resources for writing the male perspective as a female and writing LGBTQ perspectives but very few articles that split writing from different gender identities off into its own thing. Maybe I’m being obtuse, but if you’re going to write about writing from a different gender identity, you should acknowledge that humans identify as more than two genders.

I’m sorry the links below aren’t as diverse or as inclusive as I’d like. I’ll keep looking for more resources and add a part two to this post soon.

Starlightify’s Merlin’s quick guide to writing trans characters without being an ass

GLAAD Media Reference Guide – Transgender Issues

GLAAD Media Reference Guide – In Focus: Covering the Transgender Community

Malinda Lo’s Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes in YA Fiction, Part 2: Gender

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Four ‘R’s of Writing Characters of the Opposite Gender (this is written from the perspective of a cis woman writing in the perspective of cis men and it is heteronormative.)

Fuck Yeah Character Development’s Writing the LGBT Community

Syera Miktayee’s A Few Things Writers Need To Know About Sexuality & Gender Expression

Disclaimer: I identify as a cis woman. I’m not trying to say writers who do not identify as male, female, trans, cis, or gender fluid are entitled to tell the stories of others. We’re not entitled to anyone else’s story. But since there are writers who want to add accurate representations of male, female, trans, cis, and gender fluid characters to fictional literature because people who identify as such exist in the real world, we should at least do our best to understand the most realistic portrayal.