Transmasculine

**Transmasculine**, often shortened to **Transmasc**, is an umbrella term for individuals whose gender is partially or fully masculine, and does not correspond with their assigned gender at birth. This includes trans men as well as other, non-masculine genders, such as androgyne.

Transmasculine individuals are often called FtM or F2M (female to male); however, this isn't always accurate as not all transmasculine individuals are binary men, nor are all transmasculine individuals AFAB.

Transmasculine individuals are typically AFAB, though they may also be AXAB, AIAB or UAB. An AMAB individual may also identify as transmasculine if their assigned gender is not the same as their gender identity. Although, an AMAB individual may instead identify as intramasculine and/or admasculine as one's gender identity.

Transmasculine is sometimes used as a way to describe anyone who is assigned female at birth and undergoes masculization, either though surgery, hormone replacement therapy, or other methods. Under this definition, women who take testosterone to attempt to appear more masculine would also be considered transmasculine.

The feminine equivalent is transfeminine, the neutral equivalent is transneutral, the androgynous equivalent is transandrogynous, the xenine equivalent is transxenine, the aporine equivalent is transaporine, and the outherine equivalent is transoutherine.

## Flag

The most common transmasculine flag was created by an unknown individual on or before July 4, 2015. The flag has no confirmed meaning, but uses the same shades of pink and blue as the transgender flag.

A common alternative flag was created by DeviantArt user Pride-Flags on June 14, 2016.

An alternative flag was created by an unknown Reddit user on December 28, 2019.

Another alternative flag was created by Tumblr user queerautism on July 18, 2020. The flag uses a sun to represent masculinity, warmth, hope and life.

Another alternative flag was created by Tumblr user lavendroused on April 27, 2020. Dark magenta represents solidarity and shared community with all trans individuals. Pink represents gender non-conforming femininity and reclamation. Orange represents masculinity and empowerment. White represents wholeness, self-love, self-acceptance, having inherent worth, and sacredness. Green represents non-binary transmascs and expansiveness. Turquoise represents the transmasc community's complexity, diversity and authenticity, including intersex transmascs, AMAB transmascs, transmasc lesbians, transmasc system members, and multigender transmascs. Blue represents trans men and healing. Lavender represents queerness and solidarity with all marginalized individuals. The rose represents centering transmascs of color and the lion represents strength, visibility, and deserving better, while also referring to the existence of transmasc lions.

## Alternative Flags

Alt transmasc flag by unknown creatorAlt transmasc flag by The ever so sparkly Julian!Alt transmasc flag by unknown creatorLavendroused's flag without symbolAlt flag by unknown creatorNon-Binding transmasc flagAlt flag by nirvana-valentine
## References

https://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/247649

https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trans-Man-Transmasculine-1-543925972?ga\_submit\_new=10%253A1470049565&ga\_type=edit&ga\_changes=1

https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trans-Man-Transmasculine-3-615222579?ga\_submit\_new=10%253A1470049554&ga\_type=edit&ga\_changes=1

https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/eh1625/transfem\_and\_transmasc\_flags/

https://queerautism.tumblr.com/post/624002202702331904/heres-my-design-for-the-transmasc-flag

https://lavendroused.tumblr.com/post/649661580310659072