hey if ur cis and thinking about writing a trans character read this
Many
people of marginalized genders and orientations are outed against their will.
As a writer, you have control over that. Yes, your characters can forcibly out
other characters. But don’t do it to your reader. Even if you have a forcible
outing as a crucial plot point, you need to let the reader know in advance. They
are fictional, yes, but we as writers can control how we present their lives to
our readers.