(loved trope) Trans characters who do not/cannot pass but everyone still respects their identity

[u/altrightobserver]

• Lev from The Last of Us Part II: Lev is a trans boy who cannot medically transition due to being in a zombie apocalypse with a fascist government, yet the main cast in the story supports and affirms him as male.
• Denise Bryson from Twin Peaks: A trans woman DEA and FBI agent. She does not pass in the series, which is an integral part of her character; her boss simply tells people who don't like it to "fix their hearts or die."
• Cordelia from Vinland Saga: As a trans woman living in Northern Europe during the Viking age, it is impossible for Cordelia, who has a hulking, muscular figure, to transition to female. But despite not looking the part physically, everyone is cool with it and refers to her as female.
• Ladiva from Granblue Fantasy: A pro wrestler who makes no attempts to pass (save for hair) and is still beloved by the cast as a maternal figure, serving as a stark contrast to her species' women who are petite.

Edit: typos and incorrect lore fixes

[u/Gakeon]

Oh your feelings are completely valid! One Piece is my favrotie manga and i do love the variety of queer people, but you are right about the portrayal of trans people.

One quote that i saw was basically this "I think Oda thinks trans people are weird/freaks. And he also thinks weird/freaks are the best type of people". I have no doubt that Oda has no ill intent when writing queer characters, that's why all of them are accepted in the story and are always good guys. But he is ignorant. And he certainly doesn't understand the nuisance that trans people experience. So he makes glaring mistakes, like drawing trans women with masculine features.

I'm sorry you have a bad experience watching a series i love, i just hope you understand that his trans characters come from a place of love and ignorance. NOT an excuse, but an explanation.

[u/Sukivaria → u/Gakeon]

No yeah I get it, and it's one of the things where you kind of just take the bad with the good. Like I said somewhere else, I have no(well, I have some, but it's more nuanced) problems with Bon Clay or Ivankov(literally no problems other than he's hoarding HRT like he's the NHS) or Kiku(or Izou for that matter. Izou is such an underutilized sick genderfuck character), but I was definitely going through it with the Okamas who keep showing up and now Morley. I love One Piece, I binged all of it last year and I get it now, I know Oda literally probably doesn't know because he's just been drawing for 40 years, but I just had to skip certain arcs and episodes because these parts are just phew. And it's hard to explain it, but it's kinda made worse by coming from a good/caring place. It's like damn, this is how you see me when you're nice?!