female-to-male
Assigned female, identifies male
Female-to-male describes a transgender person assigned female at birth who identifies as male.
Often abbreviated FTM or F2M.
The term appears in medical and administrative contexts: female-to-male surgery, female-to-male hormone therapy.
Many transgender men prefer simply being called men rather than labeled by their transition direction.
Chief male sex hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
- bindingLegally or morally required
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
- masculinizationDevelopment of male traits
voice deepening · facial hair · hysterectomy · HRT · gender clinic · endocrinologist · informed consent · medical transition
Male-identifying transgender person
- FTMMale-identifying trans abbreviation
- transmasculineMoving toward male identity
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
genderfluid · androgyne · gender identity · gender expression · gender diversity · gender role · self-identification · passing
Distress from body-identity mismatch
- gender euphoriaJoy from identity congruence
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
visibility · resilience · courage · self-acceptance · mental health · support group · community · chosen family
One who boxes goods
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- trans rightsLegal protections for transgender individuals
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
- bindingLegally or morally required
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
masculinization · voice deepening · facial hair · hysterectomy · HRT · gender clinic · endocrinologist · informed consent · medical transition · legal transition
transman
Male-identifying transgender person
- FTMMale-identifying trans abbreviation
- transmasculineMoving toward male identity
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
nonbinary · genderfluid · androgyne · gender identity · gender expression · gender diversity · gender role · self-identification · passing · stealth
gender dysphoria
Distress from body-identity mismatch
- gender euphoriaJoy from identity congruence
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
authenticity · visibility · resilience · courage · self-acceptance · mental health · support group · community · chosen family · ally
packer
One who boxes goods
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
trans rights · visibility · Elliot Page · advocacy · activism
female, male, females, males, femaleness, maleness, feminine, masculinity, masculine