trans men
Female-assigned male-identifying
Trans men are people who were assigned female at birth but identify and live as men.
The term emphasizes that these individuals are men—the prefix *trans* (from transgender) distinguishes them from *cis* men, whose gender identity matches their birth assignment.
Trans men may or may not pursue hormone therapy or surgery.
Chief male sex hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
- chest bindingCompressing breast tissue flat
- voice deepeningPitch lowering with age
coming out · medical transition · legal name change · hysterectomy · mastectomy · transitioning · HRT · passing
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- communityCollective of connected people
solidarity · resilience · courage · empowerment · representation · FTM · transmasculine · gender dysphoria
Facial hair growth
- facial hairBeard, mustache, stubble
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- baritoneMid-range male voice
- muscle growthIncrease in tissue size
body hair · male pattern baldness · flat chest · he/him · sir · mister · brotherhood · fatherhood
Direct effort for reform
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- equalitySame status for all
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
acceptance · diversity · intersectionality · allyship · discrimination · transphobia · legal recognition · healthcare access
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
- hormone therapyTreatment using body's messengers
- chest bindingCompressing breast tissue flat
voice deepening · coming out · medical transition · legal name change · hysterectomy · mastectomy · transitioning · HRT · passing · deadname
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
community · solidarity · resilience · courage · empowerment · representation · FTM · transmasculine · gender dysphoria · gender euphoria
beard
Facial hair growth
- facial hairBeard, mustache, stubble
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- baritoneMid-range male voice
muscle growth · body hair · male pattern baldness · flat chest · he/him · sir · mister · brotherhood · fatherhood · manhood
activism
Direct effort for reform
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- equalitySame status for all
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
inclusivity · acceptance · diversity · intersectionality · allyship · discrimination · transphobia · legal recognition · healthcare access · bathroom bills
- trans people
- gender identitiesmale, female, man, woman, women
- transgendertranswoman, nonbinary, non-binary, gender transition, coming out