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[[File:Trans-man.png|thumb|The most commonly used transmasculine pride flag. Alternative flags can be seen at [[:Category:Transmasculine pride flags]].]] | [[File:Trans-man.png|thumb|The most commonly used transmasculine pride flag. Alternative flags can be seen at [[:Category:Transmasculine pride flags]].]] | ||
'''Transmasculine''', sometimes abbreviated to '''transmasc''', is an [[umbrella term]] that describes a transgender person (generally, but not exclusively, | '''Transmasculine''', sometimes abbreviated to '''transmasc''', is an [[umbrella term]] that describes a transgender person (generally, but not exclusively), 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>[[Ash 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 a man. Transmasculine people don't always need to be referred to as "he/him" or as a man. Some transmasculine people use "they/them", "he/they", and sometimes even "she/her" pronouns. | ||
Transmasculine people may include, but are not limited to: | Transmasculine people may include, but are not limited to: | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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''We would appreciate information about when transmasculine was coined, or sources showing its earliest known usage.'' | ''We would appreciate information about when transmasculine was coined, or sources showing its earliest known usage.'' | ||
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* Writer, educator, and therapist [[Alex Iantaffi]].<ref name="DTA">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Alex Iantaffi |author=Jenkins, Andrea |work=Digital Transgender Archive |date=2015 |access-date=26 May 2020 |url= https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/3j3332502|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612015329/https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/3j3332502 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | * Writer, educator, and therapist [[Alex Iantaffi]].<ref name="DTA">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Alex Iantaffi |author=Jenkins, Andrea |work=Digital Transgender Archive |date=2015 |access-date=26 May 2020 |url= https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/3j3332502|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612015329/https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/3j3332502 |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
* English singer, songwriter, actor, and graphic novelist [[Ciarán Strange]] (b. 2003) describes himself/themself<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/ciaranstrange/ Instagram bio], retrieved 17 May 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220331223438/https://www.instagram.com/CiaranStrange/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> as [[enby]], [[trans]],<ref>{{cite tweet|user=CiaranStrange|number=1218598634801061894|date=18 January 2020|title=O HEY! :D how's it going? I'll do my best to be brief! [Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat] So I identify as both enby and trans*, not that one has to. Transgender is a sort of umbrella term that many choose to identify as, but not all. Transgender simply means you aren't [Hundred points symbol] the same as your birth certificate. >}}</ref> and transmasc.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWHBy3j3qk/ Instagram post], 12 June 2020</ref> | * English singer, songwriter, actor, and graphic novelist [[Ciarán Strange]] (b. 2003) describes himself/themself<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/ciaranstrange/ Instagram bio], retrieved 17 May 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220331223438/https://www.instagram.com/CiaranStrange/ Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> as [[enby]], [[trans]],<ref>{{cite tweet|user=CiaranStrange|number=1218598634801061894|date=18 January 2020|title=O HEY! :D how's it going? I'll do my best to be brief! [Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat] So I identify as both enby and trans*, not that one has to. Transgender is a sort of umbrella term that many choose to identify as, but not all. Transgender simply means you aren't [Hundred points symbol] the same as your birth certificate. >}}</ref> and transmasc.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWHBy3j3qk/ Instagram post], 12 June 2020</ref> | ||
*Singer/ songwriter and social media influencer [[Addison Grace]] identifies as a transmasc nonbinary person and uses they/he pronouns{{citation needed}} | *Singer/ songwriter and social media influencer [[Addison Grace]] identifies as a transmasc nonbinary person and uses they/he pronouns.{{citation needed}} | ||
* Animator and Cartoonist: [[ND Stevenson]]{{citation needed}} | * Animator and Cartoonist: [[ND Stevenson]]{{citation needed}} | ||
* Japanese singer and XG member [[Cocona Akiyama]] started identifying as transmasc nonbinary after undergoing top surgery in December 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1803365wpp/xgs-cocona-comes-out-as-transmasculine-nonbinary-after-undergoing-top-surgery|title=XG's Cocona Comes Out As Transmasculine Nonbinary After Undergoing Top Surgery|author=E Cha|work=Soompi|date=6 December 2025|access-date=6 January 2026}}</ref> | |||
==Transmasculine nonbinary characters in fiction== | ==Transmasculine nonbinary characters in fiction== | ||