Sensitivity Reading & Trans Consulting
Since 2015, Mey has worked with writers, editors, and publishers as a transgender sensitivity reader. For a fee, she will read your book, comic, or script with transgender representation in mind to ensure that your portrayal of trans women character(s) is helpful and not hurtful. She will help eliminate possible biases, stereotypes, harmful tropes, and inaccuracies, while also boosting the story and character(s) to their full potential. Numerous works Mey has consulted on have gone on to win awards for their portrayal of trans characters.
Below is a list of works Mey has consulted on.
COMICS and graphic novels
Lumberjanes
created by ND Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, and Brooklyn A. Allen
☆ New York Times bestseller ☆
☆ Two-time Eisner Award Winner ☆
☆ GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book Winner ☆
Bitch Planet
written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro
☆ Eisner Award for Best New Series nominee ☆
The Deep & Dark Blue
written and illustrated by Niki Smith
☆ Lambda Literary Award finalist ☆
Stage Dreams
written and illustrated by Melanie Gillman
Strong Female Protagonist
written by Brennan Lee Mulligan, illustrated by Molly Ostertag
Cosmoknights
written and illustrated by Hannah Templer
☆ Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic nominee ☆
The Avant-Guards
written by Carly Usdin, illustrated by Noah Hayes
☆ GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Comic Book nominee ☆
The Dark
written by Mark Sable, illustrated by Kristian Donaldson
Novels
I Hate Everyone But You
by Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin
☆ New York Times bestseller ☆
The Disasters
by M. K. England
The Reader Trilogy
by Traci Chee
☆ New York Times bestseller ☆
☆ Kirkus Prize Finalist ☆
Hullmetal Girls
by Emily Skrutskie
Wrong Number, Right Woman
by Jae