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'''Transmasculine''', sometimes abbreviated to '''transmasc''', is an [[umbrella term]] that describes a transgender person (generally one who was assigned [[Sexes#Assigned_female_at_birth|female at birth]]), and whose gender is masculine and/or who express themselves in a masculine way. <ref> | '''Transmasculine''', sometimes abbreviated to '''transmasc''', is an [[umbrella term]] that describes a transgender person (generally one who was assigned [[Sexes#Assigned_female_at_birth|female at birth]]), and whose gender is masculine and/or who express themselves in a masculine way. <ref>[[sh Hardell|Hardell, Ash]]. The ABC's of LGBT+. p.98.</ref><ref name="trans bodies 620">Laura Erickson-Schroth, ed. ''Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community.'' Oxford University Press, 2014. P. 620.</ref> Transmasculine people feel a connection with masculinity, but do not always identify as male. Transmasculine people can include, but are not limited to: [[man#transgender men|trans men]], [[Demigender#Demiboy|demiboys]], [[multigender]] people, [[genderfluid]] people and [[nonbinary]] people, as long as they identify with masculinity. [[Transfeminine]] is the feminine equivalent of transmasculine. | ||
==History== | |||
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''We would appreciate information about when transmasculine was coined, or sources showing its earliest known usage.'' | |||
The DC Area Trasmasculine Society, or DCATS, is a trans-led nonprofit that was founded in 2000 as a monthly support group. | |||
"Transmasculine" was one of the identities that became available in the [[Gender and social media sites|gender selection on Facebook]] in 2014.<ref>"[http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/02/13/facebook_custom_gender_options_here_are_all_56_custom_options.html Facebook custom gender options: Here are all 56 custom options.]", ''Slate''. February 13th, 2014. Accessed April 10th, 2017.</ref> | |||
==Notable people== | ==Notable people== | ||