Fire Emblem Trans Hub
| Name: | Fire Emblem Trans Hub |
| Date(s): | 22nd May 2020 - present |
| Type: | retweets of fanart and fanfiction, event organisation |
| Fandom: | Fire Emblem |
| Scope: | Fanworks featuring trans and nonbinary characters, fan event organisation for fanworks featuring trans and nonbinary characters |
| URL: | https://twitter.com/fetranshub |
| Other: | The account's information document |
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Fire Emblem Trans Hub is a Twitter account dedicated to "celebrating all trans interpretations of Fire Emblem characters from across the series"[1]. The account's four moderators use the account to retweet Fire Emblem fanworks (predominantly fanfiction and fanart, as well as headcanons and memes) featuring trans or nonbinary interpretations of the characters, as well as organise events to encourage the creation and sharing of fanworks with trans or nonbinary interpretations of characters.
History and Development
The hub was established as Fire Emblem Trans Week (@fetransweek) by Twitter and Ao3 user leonidskies (then samariumwriting) on 22nd May 2020 with a view to running an event by the same name. After running the first Fire Emblem Trans Week event, the account changed its name to Fire Emblem Trans Hub (@fetranshub) to run additional events and spread trans-related fanworks.
The account took on one additional moderator (Twitter user LucDrawsThings) to aid in running Fire Emblem Trans Week, then another (Twitter user possiblevoid) to help with Fire Emblem Trans Winter Exchange. A fourth mod (Twitter user Oliver__Niko) was added to help run Fire Emblem Three Houses Trans Big Bang.
As of 2022 and the introduction of the character Kyza to Fire Emblem Heroes (a character whose pronouns were he/him in the original release of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, but had an adjusted localisation in their inclusion in Fire Emblem Heroes), Fire Emblem Trans Hub expanded their remit from headcanons to all trans and nonbinary fanworks, providing that the trans or nonbinary identity of canonically trans or nonbinary characters is referenced in the work.
The hub also has a Tumblr account by the same name. This is a backup account created in 2022 due to the instability of Twitter's future as a website.
Every year after the Fire Emblem Trans Week event, the account polls its followers about future events and solicits feedback on its general running.
Events
Fire Emblem Trans Week
Fire Emblem Trans Week is an annual event run by Fire Emblem Trans Hub in the summer of each year. It is the account's largest event and spans just over two months from the interest check to the conclusion of the event, with an interest check of two weeks, prompt collection of two weeks, and prompts announced one month before the start of the week-long event. The event's prompts are optional, but the list also includes a free day.
2020 Event
The 2020 event ran 16th-22nd July. Works were tagged with #fetransweek or #fetransweeknsfw, and works on Ao3 were collected in this collection. The prompts were:[2]
- Acceptance/Realisation and Fashion
- (Class) Change, Support, and Modern AU
- Makeover/New Outfit/Haircut and Friends
- Self Love, Comfortable, and Everyone Lives AU
- Solidarity/Mentorship and Flowers
- Pride, Found Family, and Urban Fantasy AU
- Free Day
2021 Event
The 2021 event ran 21st-28th August (eight days rather than seven). Works were tagged with #FETransWeek or #FETransWeekNSFW, and works on Ao3 were collected in this collection. The prompts were:[3]
- Beginnings, Rain, and Modern AU
- Euphoria and Flowers
- Clothing, Seasons, and Dragon AU
- (Class) Change and Friendship
- Solidarity, Freedom, and Roleswap AU
- Hair and (Found) Family
- Names, Disability, and Historical AU
- Free Day
2022 Event
The 2022 event ran 4th-10th September. Works were tagged with #FETransWeek or #FETransWeekNSFW, and works on Ao3 were collected in this collection. The prompts were:[4]
- Firsts, Seasons, and Modern AU
- Self-Expression, Love, and Fairytale AU
- (Found) Family, Bittersweet, and Historical AU
- Support, Relationships, and Supernatural AU
- Euphoria, Post-Canon, and Royalty AU
- Past/Future Self, Kisses, and Modern with Magic AU
- Free Day
Fire Emblem Trans Winter Exchange
Fire Emblem Trans Winter Exchange is an annual event run by Fire Emblem Trans Hub in the winter of each year. The exchange has run in 2020, 2021, and 2022 so far. It is open to all games in the Fire Emblem series, with its only requirement being that requests include at least one trans or nonbinary character. The exchange has so far operated on a cross-platform approach, with sign-ups via a Google form, communication via Twitter or email, and gift delivery occurring across Twitter, email, and Ao3.
Works for all the annual exchanges are tagged #FETransWinterExchange on Twitter, and there are collections on Ao3 for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 exchanges.
Other Events
Fire Emblem Trans Hub has run numerous other fan events centred around trans and nonbinary headcanons in the Fire Emblem series. These events were, to date:
- Trans Awakening Weekend, which ran 26th-27th September 2020. Works were tagged #transfeaweekend, and the prompts were bonds, legacy, and memory.[5] This event was purely for Fire Emblem Awakening characters.
- Three Houses Trans Big Bang, which ran in the first half of 2021. The event was predominantly hosted via a Discord server created for the event, which closed when it concluded. Works were collected in an Ao3 collection, linked here. This event was purely for Fire Emblem Three Houses characters.
- Trans Tellius Weekend, which ran 5th-6th March 2022. Works were tagged #TransTelliusWeekend, and the prompts were history, loyalty, and transformation.[6] This event was purely for Fire Emblem Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn characters.
- Trans Meme Weekend, which ran 25th-26th March 2023. Submissions were tagged #fetransmemeweekend, and the prompts were trans puns, egg, and blue hair and pronouns.[7] This event was for all Fire Emblem characters.
Other Activities
Fire Emblem Trans Hub operates year-round. The account retweets works featuring trans and nonbinary interpretations of characters when the moderators are aware of these works. The account also retweets events or zines that are explicitly inclusive of trans or nonbinary interpretations, as well as Fire Emblem projects raising money for trans-inclusive LGBTQ+ charities.
Occasionally, the account will run an art share, inviting trans and nonbinary Fire Emblem fans to share their work with others.
- ^ The Fire Emblem Trans Hub information document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SXeEtk5fa32B3UX7dOoIxZE6A4uO34TKmVFlwB_NH-U/edit?usp=sharing
- ^ FE Trans Hub's announcement of the event's date and prompts: https://twitter.com/fetranshub/status/1270821656101974017?s=20
- ^ FE Trans Hub's announcement of the event's date and prompts: https://twitter.com/fetranshub/status/1417996161768644608?s=20
- ^ FE Trans Hub's announcement of the event's date and prompts: https://twitter.com/fetranshub/status/1555267828004950016?s=20
- ^ FE Trans Hub's announcement of the event's date and prompts: https://twitter.com/fetranshub/status/1300562973723947008?s=20
- ^ FE Trans Hub's announcement of the event's date and prompts: https://twitter.com/fetranshub/status/1491138009990930436?s=20
- ^ FE Trans Hub's announcement of the event's date and prompts: https://twitter.com/fetranshub/status/1627020125772685312?s=20