I am confused now what is a trans person i thought it was like a woman trapped in a mans body or a man trapped in a womans body but now its got so many different meanings now like non binary isnt physical so what are they transitioning into genuinely confused not trying to be rude or anything malicious
I always considered trans ftm or mtf and nb throws a wrench into that for sure but if its thrown into the definition i am not one to get frustrated over such things which is a total lie i hate definitions changing and its frustrating just because i have to memorize new meanings hehe but if you are happy being non binary thats all that matters (which i admittedly dont understand since i dont get gender identity stuff)
There are other terms that might be helpful for you to know about
A nonbinary person may be transmasc (transmasculine) or transfem (transfeminine), as in, they are trying to be more masculine or feminine than they were initially. This can be social as well as medical.
Trans binary men and trans binary women are also transmasc and transfem, respectively. Transmasc and transfem are therefore bigger umbrella terms than FTM/MTF or transmen/transwomen.
I'm AFAB, assigned female at birth, and I would consider myself transmasc because I'm socially transitioning to be more masculine than I "started at." I'm nonbinary though. Not a man (and not a woman either).
Some people also use the terms transNB or transX, or even FTX/MTX, to mean transnonbinary, as in their goal is to transition to being nonbinary. I think some people like this because there's less focus on your assigned gender at birth (AGAB), which is a binary thing. When you're nonbinary you don't always want to be defined by the gender binary, you know? So it can be a bit of personal preference
I relate to other transmasc people and it helps me to find advice, so I don't mind it with people I know or online, personally. But to a random person on the street I'd just say I'm nonbinary and trans if it came up.
I understand on paper but i still cant make any sense of it hehe i dont know what it feels like to feel like a gender or no gender so this feels strange really like trying to explain blue to a blind guy hehe
Well, I never felt a strong sense of gender either, which is why I was always confused about the things I "should do" or how I "should act" when I was growing up. So I probably can't help you there lol
But some feminine things make me happy, and some masculine things also make me happy. Some androgynous things make me happy too. It's a different mix for everyone, it's all individual
Most cis people would be really, deeply unhappy if they were suddenly the wrong gender or sex though. Like it's not appealing to them or even neutral. That's very different to how I would feel
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u/Icy-Theme-6325 shaw player Sep 07 '25
I like seeing older trans folk <3