Talk:Big Madam/@comment-104.220.27.42-20150609015632

Big Madam consistently went by she/her pronouns, presented herself in a feminine way, possibly had top surgery (she appears to have breasts), and went by a feminine alias. I think it's safe to assume that she's a trans woman. Usually this would upset me, but seeing how Ishida has treated Mutsuki, I think it's safe to say that he isn't trying to portray her being transgender as another facet of why she's fucked up. However, I think it should also be noted that Nico, an obviously queer man, is a villain. So, out of the three confirmed LGBTQ characters, two are villains. I'm not sure if this is Ishida trying to show that members of the LGBTQ community are not evil or good by default or if he believes in harmful stereotypes about transgender women and queer men (like being aggressively sexual towards men). If that's the case, then Mutsuki's portrayal could also be viewed as negative. He's often shown as excessively vulnerable in comparison to the cisgender characters and his assigned sex has been revealed without his desire or consent twice now (think Torso and the Auction). As a transgender and queer person myself, I sincerely hope that Ishida is simply trying to diversify his characters. Seeing people like me in media makes me so happy and I would honestly be devastated if Ishida has negative views about my community and is portraying them through his comic.