Anonymous OP 7w

if people think you’re larping just because you didn’t change your name then they’re either not trans themselves or they’re an elitist… the first trans woman I know kept her birth name lmao

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Anonymous #5 7w

more likely it has nothing to do with how he looks since it’s just referencing their birth name

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Anonymous #3 7w

idk it's kinda the same point. like, my brother and me both have masculine names but he's cis and i'm trans. assigned gender at birth doesn't really matter here as much as pointing to being seen as a guy with something that could be a guy's name (which cis guys tend to have)

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Anonymous #5 7w

assigned gender at birth doesn’t matter for birth names? how?

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Anonymous #3 7w

oh yeah i see that. idk i lean away from using agab language but in this case yeah it fits

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Anonymous #5 7w

yeah I’m generally an AGAB language hater but I think it fits, considering how assigned name at birth goes with assigned gender at birth lol

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Anonymous #5 7w

Sorry, I didn't know people didn't use that anymore……🧍

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Anonymous OP 7w

it’s less of a “don’t use it ever” and more of a “it’s a necessary evil that we suffer when we have to.” it comes off as an ick when it’s said when not necessary, tho in your post’s case it was fitting, so you’re fine

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Anonymous OP 7w

for me it's usually used in places where other language would be more precise. "afab bodies" means nothing bc there's so much stuff you can do to change your body that the descriptor is meaningless. if you're talking about being able to get pregnant, say that. if you're talking about the ability to produce sperm, say that. if you're trying to say people with boobs, say that, ya know?

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