Trans Talk on Yik Yak | 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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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.

Anonymous 11h

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.

Anonymous 8h

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 12h

adding in that not all trans women/trans men identify “under the umbrella”. there are trans women that aren’t transfem and trans men that are transmasc.

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#2 12h

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

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#3 11h

i understand that perspective and also want to recognize that for a long time there has been very aggressive messaging that transmascs are not trans men, especially as it was developing as a community/identity label, it was intended to distinguish masc gender identities that were not men from (trans) men. the usage of it as an “umbrella” term is newer and more contentious, in many contexts it is unclear or muddies meanings.

Anonymous 11h

transmasc is a gender. someone may be a fem trans man, they’re not “masculine,” they’re a man. alternatively, they may just not identify with masculinity. the inverse is true for trans women. butch trans women exist and some of them do not view themselves as trans*fem*. disconnecting masculinity/femininity from man/woman is pretty foundational to many trans people’s experiences.

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Anonymous 11h

“transmasc isn’t a gender” ok that’s news to large parts of our community lol. there are many people who use transmasc or transfemme as a gender identity label. it sounds like you’re not very familiar with this.

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Anonymous 11h

i never said any trans men call themselves transfem lmfao. basic reading comprehension. it sounds like you’re using transmasc / transfem as a way to replace calling trans people afab or amab. that’s both incorrect and transphobic.

Anonymous

#4 8h

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”