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The second issue of the Practical Handbook was all about queer readings so I made this non-fiction comic about reading Holmes as trans! It’s actually more of an introduction to the subject, ideally I’d like to turn it into a proper article some day, but it felt good to reflect on it and be able to have this in a publication as a valid reading. Researching critical material was emotionally draining since the very few published essays on the topic are incredibly transphobic and basically worthless, but that made me want to have my say even more. Many thanks to my good friends Mo and Elinor for helping me with the wording so as to make it accessible but to the point, and as always Katie for supporting my little transgender bum.

@londonlock yooo you’ve prob seen this but

i have seen this but it’s absolutely beautiful so thank you <3

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Ok I didn't know this and its awesome

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I love this 💕

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"Disinterest in male socialization" what. Let Me Crack Open A Cold One With The Boys

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Tho, Holmes was intentionally written as racist, kinda not the kind of representation that should be desired

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@glux2 pardon my french, but what in the ever loving fuck are you talking about?

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Ooh, I love this reading, and that's an insightful image. My reading of Holmes has always been with a perspective of his asexuality.

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Wow wow wow! What an interesting way of interpreting Holmes! I never thought about this, and I’m very glad it was brought to my attention

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Pretending I'm a tree today... Hopefully if I can bully enough people to acknowledge me as a tree... I will magically become one! Yay!

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@garyvondavis you should start off as a seed and simply bury yourself forever then. Objectively the world would be better off if you did

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@garyvondavis What a surprise, a pornpig.

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I can't remember the last time I read something (regarding OG Holms) I both hadn't ever considered and now completely love. Sherlock as a trans man also adds something new besides "and they should bang!" To the bohemian case with Addler as 'The Woman' (in Watson's words). Holms' inability to understand her motives going beyond emotional blindness and into subconscious rejection.

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