Assigned Male is a webcomic that tells the story of a trans girl named Stephie discovering and embracing her gender.[1] The comic is written and drawn by Sophie Labelle, and is updated on Tuesday and Friday at assignedmale.com.

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Plot

Early Stories

A genderfluid child named Ciel has difficulties with their mental health after their mother's suicide. In school, they're isolated until they meet the confident trans girl Stephie. They form a fast friendship.

My Dad Thinks I'm a Boy?! also covers Stephie's earlier childhood before the start of the comics. Her dad used to do a bad job of respecting Stephie's gender and Stephie had to be the grown-up.

Stephie is paired with a boy named Frank for a class assignment. Initially, Frank is mean towards Stephie about her transness, and Stephie is hostile in return. But over time, Frank improves his attitude and educates himself, and their relationship becomes friendly, then romantic.

Stephie's class go on a school trip with controversial co-ed dorm rooms, meaning boys and girls sleep in the same dorms. Frank outs Stephie to his mother, not realising that it would make her uncomfortable. He eventually confesses his mistake. This arc is the first appearance of Eiríkur.

Stephie and her friends go camping on Hallowe'en with a plan to catch a unicorn. Frank feels that he doesn't fit in with Stephie's friends because he's a straight cis boy, but Stephie reassures him that he's welcome.

After getting to know Eirikur over time, Ciel develops a strong crush on him. They devise a ruse to ask Eirikur over to their house under the pretence of getting rid of spiders which have infested their room. Ciel is anxious but the two of them are happy together. Ultimately, Ciel musters up the courage to ask Eirikur out and he accepts.

Characters

Major characters

Minor characters

Publications

Assigned Male has had several publications, both anthologies of previous strips and original works.

Original Comics

Novels

Anthologies

Dear Cis People: an anthology of early comics which are now of dubious canon. No longer on sale.

an anthology of early comics which are now of dubious canon. No longer on sale. The Assignment : Comics #151 to #180 covering the storyline of Stephie and Frank's relationship, from their hostile first encounter through to their first date.

: Comics #151 to #180 covering the storyline of Stephie and Frank's relationship, from their hostile first encounter through to their first date. Gender Liberation and Warm Fuzzies : Comics #195 to #215 covering the school trip storyline, plus Comics #231 to #240 covering the storyline of Stephie and Frank babysitting Hamza, in which Stephie tells them a tongue-in-cheek fantasy story about 'the legend of the rarest genders.'

: Comics #195 to #215 covering the school trip storyline, plus Comics #231 to #240 covering the storyline of Stephie and Frank babysitting Hamza, in which Stephie tells them a tongue-in-cheek fantasy story about 'the legend of the rarest genders.' The World Needs More Trans Cuties

Serious Trans Vibes

Nice Gender, Did Your Mom Pick It Out For You?

Trivia

Though the webcomic is largely realistic and not fantastical in tone, there are some fantasy and sci-fi elements of dubious canon: Ciel has laser eye powers that they have only used once. This is shown in one of the early comics of questionable canon. Help! Everything in my Life is Turning Gay shows that at least one unicorn exists.



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