Meta Rec: Making An Effort: Queer (Trans) Masculinity in the Ethereal & Occult Beings of Good Om

[out_there]

I don't usually read or rec a lot of meta, but this was a fascinating take on Crowley and Aziraphale as gay and trans men in light of how they experience and relate to their preferred, inhabited human bodies. Really interesting.

Making An Effort: Queer (Trans) Masculinity in the Ethereal & Occult Beings of Good Omens (1990 words) by irisbleufic, elegantidler
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, Good Omens (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aziraphale & Crowley (Good Omens), Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens)
Additional Tags: Essays, Literary Theory, Character Analysis, Analysis, Character Study, Queer Themes, Canon Queer Character, Canon Queer Relationship, LGBTQ Themes, LGBTQ Character, Canon LGBTQ Character, Trans Character, Trans Male Character
Summary:

“[A]ngels are sexless unless they really want to make an effort.”

—Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Comments

[schneefink]

Thanks for the rec, that put it very well.

[out_there]

It was very interesting.