#afab transgender

[vampb0yz]

[lit3rally-m1ke-whlr]

you were born a boy, because trans boys are boys!!

not being cis doesn't make you any less of a boy, I promise.

I know gender dysphoria sucks, but please remember you are a boy, and if a transphobe tells you otherwise don't listen.

transphobes just want a reason to hate us, their opinions mean nothing.

I hope your gender dysphoria gets better, or clears up. I know GD can be so tough sometimes; but please remember you are incredibly loved and your body does not dictate your gender.

sincerely, a fellow trans boy

-🌌

thank you so much, man, you have no idea how much it means to hear that 🥹 you’re really awesome and such a cool dude and I hope you have a wonderful day/ night!

[rocketcomics]

pure love

[elasticveins]

I made this comic bc I’ve been seeing way too many people say bad stuff about amab/afab trans people lately and I hope this helps some of you who didn’t understand understand so we can get back to trying to help eachother and not tear eachother down.

Intersex folks feel free to add onto this however you see fit you all are wonderful people and I love you!

[genderqueerdykes]

we're in this catch-22 of "it's totally okay to mock afab trans people because they're cringy and women-lite" and "we have to protect afab trans people because they are women-lite and soft and pathetic and defenseless." and it makes me want to scream my fucking head off i'm not even afab and i'm tired of the absolute clownery and torture folks put these people through. enough is enough, if folks aren't bending over backwards to find reasons to exclude amab queer people, they're finding every reason under the sun to mock, belittle, hate and infantilize afab trans people because of their refusal to let go of misogyny.

y'all treat ALL parts of the sex binary like shit and enough is enough you can't sit here and hate someone for their agab if you're in the queer community. regardless of your reason. there IS no good reason to hate or mock someone because of their agab. let go of the binary for the love of god and stop giving afab trans people shit because you can't let go of your misogyny and you think it's a-okay to bully them because they're women in your eyes. like cut it the fuck out this shit is transparent as day i'm sick of it.

if i as an intersex person have to step in to defend agabs that aren't even mine, y'all are failing each other tremendously. do better.

[spookietrex]

Ngl I stole this from Facebook but I love this.

[gonyadaldysgenesis]

i dont really understand why people are so against ridding of the concept of AGAB/ASAB altogether in the name of "well, how would we define being trans then?"

a woman is "someone who identities as a woman." there is no other definition that does not exclude people who are women.

why does it make people uncomfortable to define trans people as "someone who identifies as trans"? trying to force it into some other definition will always exclude or include someone who either does or does not identify with the label. even if we are defining transness using AGAB/ASAB to say "someone who is transitioning away from/does not identify with their AGAB/ASAB", this is already true; there are GNC binary men who were AMAB who identify as trans and bigender women who were AFAB who identify as cis.

we do not need to keep around an oppressive concept that harms thousands of people in systemic and medical fashions because it would be harder to define some words. words that are used for identification are already going to be nearly impossible to define due to the complexity of human identity.

[moons-epiphany]

i am very aggressively protective over nonbinary people who look like they are amab/manly/masc because some of you are very quick to accept nonbinary people who look like they're afab/girly/fem but shit on anyone else.

and stop saying "afab nonbinary" and "amab nonbinary" because we all know you're just treating us like "female" and "male" which, yk is the exact opposite of what nonbinary is meant to be.

treat nonbinary people like nonbinary people, nothing else.

[wolfsteax]

[vampb0yz]

i love taller men(i’m 5’3)

[intersex-confessions]

amab intersex transmasc people exist

afab intersex transfem people exist

transmascfem people exist

transfemmasc people exist

deal with it

[nonbinarynow]

You can pry my AGAB info from my cold dead hands.

(from u/Carousel-of-Masks on Reddit)

"Obviously, I’m exaggerating for the point, but holy hell does it piss me off when someone demands to know my AGAB. “It’s important info!”

FOR WHAT? For u to have an expectation of my genitals and internal sex chromosomes? News flash, any trans person will tell u that AGAB does not = typical presentation of that gender.

On top of this, it’s my CHOICE to reveal my AGAB. I like keeping it a mystery because people are all too quick to assign certain expectations of me based on AGAB.

AMAB? Oh trans woman in denial! Man in dress stereotype!

AFAB? Oh trans man in denial! Completely feminine woman-lite stereotype!

Like. No. I’m just me. An extremely dysphoric non-binary person that actually would love to be binary but has to grapple with an internal gender that does not feel like the 2 binary options. I say I am non-binary to escape those expectations in the first place. AGAB just reduces it all back down to the binary.

Now, other non-binary people can do whatever u want. Not like I can control anyone else’s actions. But a part of me does hate how prevalent it is to write “Non-binary (AFAB/AMAB)” every time someone mentions they are non-binary. I’m not talking about specific tips for transitioning, hrt, etc. But everyday conversation, social media posts about nothing to do with gender, etc."

Something about this rant deeply resonated with me, so I decided to crosspost it onto here. You cannot reinvent the binary to include nonbinary people. It will never work.

[genderqueerdykes]

hey, just so we're clear: as an intersex person, it's not my business as to why someone identifies as an amab transmasc or an afab transfem, i accept & take anyone who tells me that is how they identify no matter what. i'm not here to police anyone, i don't believe i have the right to tell anyone they are or are not justified in calling themselves amab transmasc or afab transfem. doesn't matter if youre perisex, intersex or something else, not my business, you're allowed to identify that way & i take you in good faith.

[intersexability]

Here’s your friendly reminder that AFAB and AMAB are meaningless and obsolete terms!

[fairycorewalterwhite]

chest binding psa

guys srsly be safe with binding your chest, most binders when bought new come with care instructions specific to the binder and the company but just generally make sure to be careful and if ur currently wearing one just take a moment to reflect and make sure you haven't been wearing it for over about 8 hours (give or take) take it from me, ive nearly broken my ribs while binding and it SUCKS, and while my dysphoria isn't too severe safety should come first, just be aware that binding can go wrong sometime and PLEASE BUY FROM A REPUTABLE COMPANY because if a binder isn't made right it can potentially be more dangerous than a well made binder

[thecryptidcalls]

Saw someone on here who is intersex tearing down AFAB intersex individuals and claiming they're not really intersex. That they're just trying to be special for not being a "perfect woman" in our society (most likely targeting intersex individuals with PCOS).

I doubt I'll reach that person but for anyone who might have seen it or heard similar, this is extremely harmful to the intersex community, misogynistic, and just plain intersexist.

This is dividing the community and giving us less access to each other. Especially if you currently live in the US right now, us having community is so fucking important. Letting AFAB intersex people connect to the intersex community is so fucking important.

Its also extremely misogynistic. You're assuming you know AFAB individuals bodies and experiences better than they do. If you were not AFAB you do not get to dictate what experiences someone who was AFAB goes through.

It also is intersexist in that its asking an intersex individual to disclose their AGAB or anatomy to be deemed as "intersex enough". Which is also bio-essentialist, something the intersex community is actively trying to step away from. AGAB doesn't fucking matter. If someone is intersex, they are intersex.

If you were AFAB and intersex, know that you are intersex enough. You belong here, in our community. And nothing is going to change that. You are loved 🤍

Personally, I say fuck AGABs in the first place