Talk:Luka Urushibara/@comment-76.218.36.245-20151203152512

Tbh everyone here in the comments taking their time to define what transgender is and arguing that Luka/Ruka is not transgender because they refer to themselves by male pronouns is completely ignoring the fact that we have two actual MTFs saying otherwise. Both have said that they have/still refer to themselves by male pronouns for whatever reasons they have, but ultimately still identify as female. They have both told you what it is to be transgender, and that it is not defined by whether or not they undergo surgery. As (I assume) CIS people, we really don't have the right to define that word for them and tell them they're not true transgendered people unless they fit our definition of it. If anyone here is mad that they seem to be clinging onto this character as a portrayal of themselves, its because they identify with the character just as we all identify with fictional characters for other reasons (depression, divorced parents, ect). They're so adamant about defending this connection because you're trying to tell them they're wrong, and that Luka/Ruka does not represent them at all. Either way, I think that they of all people would know best when a character should be considered transgendered.