transmasculine
Toward male gender
Transmasculine describes people assigned female at birth whose gender identity or expression leans toward the masculine.
The term encompasses trans men but also nonbinary and genderqueer people who identify partially or primarily with masculinity without necessarily identifying as men: transmasculine communities, a transmasculine person.
Compare transfeminine.
Male-identifying trans abbreviation
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- gender identityInner sense of self-classification
- gender-nonconformingNot adhering to typical roles
androgyne · genderfluid · queer · self-recognition · authenticity · affirmation · pride · visibility
Chief male sex hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
- bindingLegally or morally required
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- voice deepeningPitch lowering with age
HRT · hysterectomy · gender clinic · endocrinologist · informed consent · microdosing · second puberty · name change
Distress from body-identity mismatch
- gender euphoriaJoy from identity congruence
- packingPutting items in containers
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- binderDevice securing loose pages
passing · misgendering · deadnaming · validation · recognition · self-discovery
Combined sex characteristics
- butchMasculine in manner
- mascMale gender shorthand
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- gender expressionOutward manifestation of identity
Sexual and gender minorities
- solidarityUnity among allies
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- representationDepiction or likeness
- acceptanceConsent to receive
equality · awareness · empowerment · inclusivity · diversity · human rights · allyship · support group
FTM
Male-identifying trans abbreviation
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- gender identityInner sense of self-classification
gender-nonconforming · androgyne · genderfluid · queer · self-recognition · authenticity · affirmation · pride · visibility · coming out
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- top surgerySurgical chest contouring for gender
- bindingLegally or morally required
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
voice deepening · HRT · hysterectomy · gender clinic · endocrinologist · informed consent · microdosing · second puberty · name change
gender dysphoria
Distress from body-identity mismatch
- gender euphoriaJoy from identity congruence
- packingPutting items in containers
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
binder · passing · misgendering · deadnaming · validation · recognition · self-discovery
androgyny
Combined sex characteristics
- butchMasculine in manner
- mascMale gender shorthand
- brotherhoodKinship among men
LGBTQ+
Sexual and gender minorities
- solidarityUnity among allies
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- representationDepiction or likeness
acceptance · equality · awareness · empowerment · inclusivity · diversity · human rights · allyship · support group · chosen family
- gendergender, female, feminine, man, woman
- sexual identitiesgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- gender identitynonbinary, genderfluid, genderqueer, bigender, agender
- transgendertranswoman, transgender, nonbinary, non-binary, coming out
- gender identitiesfemale, man, woman, men, women
trans, masculine, masculinity, masculinize, masculinization, emasculate, emasculation, male, transmit