Transman

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Transmen or trans men are transsexual or transgendered people who were assigned female gender at birth (or, in some rare cases of intersexuality, later) and who feel that this is not an accurate or complete description of themselves. They therefore assume a male gender identity or strive to present themselves in a more male gender role.

Transmen can come from the whole of the female-to-male (FtM) side of the transgender spectrum, from female-to-male transsexual persons to drag kings (female cross-dressers or transvestites are very rarely used designations) who consider themselves transgendered.

Many trans men, however, do not use this particular word to describe themselves. Some trans men, who consider their change of gender role to be completed, prefer to be called simply men. Others either do not consider their gender identity to be the same as that of cisgender men, or have other, individual reasons to prefer another self-identification. The American Boyz, a trans male support organization, lists the following self-descriptions for some trans male-identified people:

"FTM/F2M (Female-To-Male), Butch, Trans man, FTV (Female TransVestite), Gender Outlaw, Genderqueer, Transsexual, Drag King, New Man, Boychick, She-Bear, Shapeshifter, Transfag, Tomboy, Passing Woman, Two-Spirit, Amazon, Tranny Boy, Intersexual, Female Guy, Tranz, Boss Grrl, Bearded Female, Transgenderist, Sir, Kurami, Hermaphrodite, Questioning".

Please note that many of these previously listed designations are considered wrong or sometimes offensive to those transmen who identify in with another self-description, and should not be used unless specifically requested.

The sexual orientation of trans men is very varied. Based on observations from many groups, the following applies: One-third prefers male partners and identifies as gay, one-third prefers female partners and identifies usually as straight, and the last third may identify as bisexual, pan- or omnisexual, undecided, or asexual. These are approximations due to the lack of accurate scientific statistics.

People who identify as lesbian and queer trans men who prefer female partners are also known, these are trans men who do indeed change their gender role, but do not want to leave the lesbian community they were part of for a long time entirely behind them.

A short list of "famous" trans men includes:

Meryn Cadell, writer and musician
Patrick Califia, writer
Loren Cameron, photographer [1]
James Green, writer & educator [2]
Shannon Minter, Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights

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