A BDSM Novel Starring a Gay Trans Guy
Queer trans representation in BDSM play
CW: References to dominance, submission, sadism, and masochism. No specific details, only vague mentions. Also internalized misogyny and transphobia.
In all the fiction that I’ve read, rarely do I see sex scenes that feature trans characters, let alone affirming ones.
What’s even rarer are BDSM stories told from a trans perspective.
That’s why I treasure Sex in C Major by Matthew J. Metzger (external Amazon link) so much. The author is a gay trans man, and so is the story protagonist, Stefan.
Stefan grapples not just with gender dysphoria, where most people still see him as a girl, but also with severe poverty, abandonment from his family, and a fear of his sexual fantasies.
He is a submissive and a masochist, and he believes that it’s wrong to be turned on by the thought of being dominated and humiliated. In his mind, only women are supposed to enjoy these roles. So this compounds his gender dysphoria: is he “really” a man if he wants to be submissive?
Stefan’s new friends, Daz and Daz’s partner Yannis, tell him repeatedly that there’s nothing wrong with a man for wanting to be dominated. If you look online for encounters, you will find plenty of men who are…
