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can someone explain what the difference between transfem and trans woman and same for like transmasc and trans man? sorry if this is a dumb question.
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Anonymous 12w

Trans fem and trans masc are *USUALLY USED AS* umbrella terms, like a trans fem person could be someone who’s transitioning from a man to a woman but it could also be someone transitioning from a man to a more feminine/neutral nonbinary identity. And the opposite for trans masc. But everyone’s definition of these words is different so it depends on the individual.

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Anonymous 12w

agree with #2 but can’t reply to the thread because the comment was deleted transmasc is not a “polite” way of saying “transgender afab” it’s a label to describe a trans person embodying a masculine gender (may or may not be a man). same for transfemme, it’s not a “polite” way to say “transgender amab” it describes a trans person who has a feminine gender (may or may not be a woman).

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Anonymous 12w

individual people who fall under any umbrella do not always personally identify with that umbrella and that’s cool 🔥

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

also want to point out that there are nonbinary people who are “unaligned” and who shouldn’t have transmasc/transfemme forced on them as a label just because other people are obsessed with their agab/knowing their “direction of transition”

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