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'''Assigned Female At Birth (AFAB)''', also called '''Female Assigned At Birth (FAAB)''', or '''Designated Female At Birth (DFAB)'''. The term '''Coercively Assigned Female At Birth (CAFAB)''' means the same, but with additional nuances. Less accurate or respectful terms for this are '''biological female''', '''genetic girl''', and '''natal female'''. | '''Assigned Female At Birth (AFAB)''', also called '''Female Assigned At Birth (FAAB)''', or '''Designated Female At Birth (DFAB)'''. The term '''Coercively Assigned Female At Birth (CAFAB)''' means the same, but with additional nuances. Less accurate or respectful terms for this are '''biological female''', '''genetic girl''', and '''natal female'''. | ||
When a person is born, a doctor will say the baby is | When a person is born, a doctor will say the baby is female based on this one criteria: the absence of a penis, or rather, or a clitoris smaller than a certain size. The doctor doesn't check the baby for the presence of a vagina, so sometimes the absence of this is missed. Some people with intersex conditions who were AFAB only discover they don't have a vagina once they are older. The doctor also doesn't check the baby's chromosomes to assign a female gender, so a person who was AFAB doesn't necessarily have XX chromosomes. | ||
A person who was AFAB usually but doesn't necessarily consider their sex to be female. Being AFAB doesn't mean that a person necessarily has a female gender identity, which is the main criteria for someone being female. Being AFAB doesn't necessarily mean that someone is a person perceived as a woman (PPW). | A person who was AFAB usually but doesn't necessarily consider their sex to be female. Being AFAB doesn't mean that a person necessarily has a female gender identity, which is the main criteria for someone being female. Being AFAB doesn't necessarily mean that someone is a person perceived as a woman (PPW). | ||