Transmasculien & transfeminien

Overkoepelende termen voor transgender mensen die naar masculiniteit (transmasculien) of femininiteit (transfeminien) bewegen. Ze omvatten binaire transmannen en transvrouwen, en ook non-binaire mensen van wie het gender of de expressie masculien of feminien leunt, wat handig is wanneer iemand een richting van identiteit wil benoemen zonder het volledige binaire label te claimen.

trans- (over, doorheen) + masculien/feminien. Kwam in de jaren 2000 en 2010 in gebruik binnen de gemeenschap, toen de non-binaire woordenschat de taal van transitie verruimde voorbij het binaire man-vrouwmodel.

Myth: transmasculine just means a trans man who has not committed yet

No. Many transmasculine people are not men and never intend to be. The word describes a direction, not an unfinished journey towards a binary destination.

Myth: you have to bind, pack or tuck to count

You do not. These are tools for dysphoria and comfort. Plenty of transmasculine and transfeminine people use none of them.

Myth: binding is inherently dangerous

Binding carries real physical risks and they are worth managing carefully. It also produces one of the largest self-reported mental health improvements in the literature on trans people. The honest framing is a trade-off to be managed well, not a danger to be avoided.

Myth: transfeminine and transmasculine are the same as AMAB and AFAB

They are not. AMAB and AFAB describe what was recorded at birth. Transmasculine and transfeminine describe where someone's gender actually sits. Plenty of AFAB people are not transmasculine.