One of my favorite characters I built (years ago) for D&D years was magically created to be transgender by a devil playing at being a god. She looked like a woman but possessed male genitals and was mainly attracted to women, though she could be flexible. Back then, things were different socially and the character didn’t bother anyone because she was a strong moral person and it wasn’t a sexual thing. I really enjoyed the headspace and exploration for this character as she developed and came to accept her uniqueness.
Fast forward a decade, I’ve begun writing for fun and I’ve been considering going back to this character and resurrecting her. I am concerned that as a CIS male that the very idea of my writing such a character would immediately touch a nerve and set off a firestorm. So, that made me decide to come here and ask this community their thoughts on transgender characters as written by non-trangender authors.
The concern I have with that is that a story with too many trans characters won’t read authentically. We are a very small minority. Its rare to run into another trans person. Being trans can be lonely and isolating. You have to actively work to find or make communities with other trans people.
If your character just happens to run into trans people often during their adventures, it will feel off. A chance encounter with one trans person is plausible. More than that should have some explanation as to why or how that group of trans people connected.