Religion

Religious themes are found in a good number of T* fiction stories. Perhaps this is unsurprising, because organised religion (most but not all mainstream religions) is generally hostile to trans folks. Many readers will have run into Deuteronomy 22:5 at some point in their lives:

“A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.”

For some, coming to terms with gender issues at a young age and in isolation, this can be distressing – though it’s not the only failure to conform that is condemned by religious practitioners. Some have reacted by discussing intolerance within their own stories (e.g. featuring religious characters who are shown to be foolish, hateful or unreasonable). Another response has been to use Christianity as a fetish, in the form of the ‘Christian Feminisation Universe’ – a relatively new story category.

Whosoever has an excellent discussion of the Christian Bible and what it has to say about gender issues.