transman
Female-to-male individual
A transman is a person who was assigned female at birth but identifies and lives as a man.
The term emphasizes that transgender men are men, distinguished from cisgender men only by their birth assignment.
Also spelled as two words: trans man.
The two-word form is generally preferred in formal contexts.
Male-identifying trans abbreviation
- selfOne's own being
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- selfhoodIndividual identity, personhood
self-discovery · visibility · representation · pride · resilience · empowerment · courage · journey
Chief male sex hormone
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- endocrinologistPhysician specializing in glands
- passingMoving by or temporary
- deadnameRejected former legal name
HRT · packers · electrolysis
Kinship among men
- solidarityUnity among allies
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- advocacyPleading for a cause
activism · PFLAG · mentorship · visibility · representation · outreach · education · awareness
FTM
Male-identifying trans abbreviation
- selfOne's own being
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
selfhood · self-discovery · visibility · representation · pride · resilience · empowerment · courage · journey · affirmation
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- binderDevice securing loose pages
- endocrinologistPhysician specializing in glands
- passingMoving by or temporary
deadname · HRT · packers · electrolysis
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- solidarityUnity among allies
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- supportTo uphold or sustain
advocacy · activism · PFLAG · mentorship · visibility · representation · outreach · education · awareness · discrimination
beard
Facial hair growth
handsome · gentleman · fatherhood · paternity · strength · jawline
transmantranswoman
Woman with male birth assignment
trans woman · MTF · male-to-female · trans female · transfeminine