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[[File:Trans-woman.png|thumb|The most commonly used transfeminine flag. Alternative flags can be seen at [[:Category:Transfeminine pride flags]].]] | [[File:Trans-woman.png|thumb|The most commonly used transfeminine flag. Alternative flags can be seen at [[:Category:Transfeminine pride flags]].]] | ||
'''Transfeminine''' (also written '''trans-feminine''' or '''trans feminine''', and sometimes abbreviated to '''transfem''') describes a transgender person (generally one who was [[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|assigned male at birth]]) who seeks to present femininely, or to [[transition]] to look more feminine, or who identifies as more female than male. The label "trans-feminine" can be considered either a [[gender identity]], a [[gender expression]], or both. It is an [[umbrella term]] that includes [[woman#transgender women|trans women]] who don't consider themselves nonbinary, and [[nonbinary]] feminine people.<ref name="NBGQ2016">[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results], March 2016.</ref><ref>"Transfeminine." ''Dictionary.com.'' https://www.dictionary.com/browse/transfeminine</ref> One web-site about nonbinary gender identity explains how someone can be both trans-feminine and nonbinary: | '''Transfeminine''' (also written '''trans-feminine''' or '''trans feminine''', and sometimes abbreviated to '''transfem''' or '''transfemme'''<ref group="note">The word ''femme'' is mostly used in relation to lesbians. See [[Femme]] for more information on the topic.</ref>) describes a transgender person (generally one who was [[Sexes#Assigned male at birth|assigned male at birth]]) who seeks to present femininely, or to [[transition]] to look more feminine, or who identifies as more female than male. The label "trans-feminine" can be considered either a [[gender identity]], a [[gender expression]], or both. It is an [[umbrella term]] that includes [[woman#transgender women|trans women]] who don't consider themselves nonbinary, and [[nonbinary]] feminine people.<ref name="NBGQ2016">[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results], March 2016.</ref><ref>"Transfeminine." ''Dictionary.com.'' https://www.dictionary.com/browse/transfeminine</ref> One web-site about nonbinary gender identity explains how someone can be both trans-feminine and nonbinary: | ||
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This explains several reasons why a person can identify as both trans-feminine and as a nonbinary identity. | This explains several reasons why a person can identify as both trans-feminine and as a nonbinary identity. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||