One commenter described meeting Pratchett at a book signing before her transition. Several trans Discworld fans came forward to share touching anecdotes of meeting Terry Pratchett, a man who extended kindness to everyone, regardless of gender identity.
There’s a special magic to sending a “would he want his daughter” tweet like this to two people, one of whom *is actually* his daughter… “There’s a special magic to sending a ‘would he want his daughter’ tweet like this to two people, one of whom is *actually* his daughter…” he noted incredulously. The sheer lunacy of this tweet was not lost on Gaiman, who quickly replied so that Rhianna didn’t have to. Tweeting in reply to Gaiman and Rhianna Pratchett, one anti-trans person insisted they knew better what “Terry would want his daughter”. Yet a number of anti-trans commenters stubbornly refused to accept Pratchett’s own words or those of his loved ones, insisting it was impossible to know the author’s opinion on the modern trans rights movement as he died six years ago. (See also: Equal Rites, Monstrous Regiment, Feet of Clay.) Ī flood of Discworld fans echoed Gaiman, citing multiple examples of trans-inclusivity in Pratchett’s life and works. As says, he would have had no time for this nonsense. Terry understood that people were complicated, contradictory and, always people, and that people can and do change.
(See also: Equal Rites, Monstrous Regiment, Feet of Clay), ” he added, citing three of Pratchett’s works with strong trans themes.
“As Rhiannon Pratchett says, he would have had no time for this nonsense. Terry understood that people were complicated, contradictory and, always people, and that people can and do change,” Gaiman tweeted. He refused to stay silent when Rhianna Pratchett, the daughter of his longtime friend Terry Pratchett, was forced to shut down the so-called “gender critical” people trying to claim that her father would be anti-trans if he was alive today.
The American Gods creator, 60, regularly affirms his trans-inclusive views, and last year joined more than 1,800 literary figures in pledging his support for trans and non-binary people. Fantasy author Neil Gaiman has spent the past week dragging anti-trans campaigners trying to co-opt Terry Pratchett’s legacy, like the hero he is.
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