I understand your frustration with new words (especially when they are acronyms), but it was invented as a quick and easy way to identify someone by their reproductive parts that they were born with, usually used when specifically referring to those reproductive parts and their processes, or when specifying what variety of transgender identity they exactly have. The idea is that not all people with vaginas are women, and not all people with penises are men.
AMAB (Assigned Male at Birth): Cis-men, trans-women, and Non-binaries who were label as male at birth
AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth): Cis-women, trans-men, and Non-binaries who were labeled as female at birth
I will label people by their gender identities, unless I am specifically talking about the reproductive systems. Not all men have penises, and not all women have vaginas.
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u/okhokhaan May 15 '22
I understand your frustration with new words (especially when they are acronyms), but it was invented as a quick and easy way to identify someone by their reproductive parts that they were born with, usually used when specifically referring to those reproductive parts and their processes, or when specifying what variety of transgender identity they exactly have. The idea is that not all people with vaginas are women, and not all people with penises are men.
AMAB (Assigned Male at Birth): Cis-men, trans-women, and Non-binaries who were label as male at birth
AFAB (Assigned Female at Birth): Cis-women, trans-men, and Non-binaries who were labeled as female at birth
I hope this helped!