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{{Gender|title1=Transmasculine|image1=Alternate transmasc flag.webp|caption1=Transmasculine flag by unknown<ref name="main flag">https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trans-Man-Transmasculine-1-543925972 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20231231073538/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trans-Man-Transmasculine-1-543925972 Archived])</ref>|alternate_names=Transmasc, trans masculine, trans-masculine|type=[[Transgender]], [[Masculine]], [[Gender Modality]]|coined_by=Unknown|coining_date=Before 1998<ref>https://www.dcats.org/aboutus ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230922014307/https://www.dcats.org/aboutus Archived])</ref>}}
'''Transmasculine''', often abbreviated to '''transmasc''', describes anyone whose [[masculinity]] is [[Transgender|trans]], or who is [[Transition|transitioning]] to [[masculinity]]. It can refer to a masculine [[gender identity]] or [[Gender Expression|gender expression]], someone who is both [[Transgender|trans]] and masculine, [[Gender Expression|gender presentation]], a masculine gender that is trans, or a [[transition]] towards masculinity; such as someone undergoing masculinizing hormone therapy, regardless of gender; someone [[Assigned Sex|AFAB]] and/or [[Müllerian]] transitioning to masculinity..<ref name="mw"/><ref name="ln"/><ref name="sid"/><ref name="ttlp"/> Transmasculine people may or may not identify as [[Man|male]], as masculinity is not synonymous with manhood, though trans male individuals are still transmasculine. The term can be used as a standalone identity or an [[Umbrella Term|umbrella term]].

The term transmasculine and its later flag were initially made to refer to [[Trans Man (FtM)|trans men]]. Transmasculine was originally intended to refer to [[Assigned Sex|AFAB]] individuals;<ref name="ln"/><ref name="sid"/><ref name="ttlp"/> however, the term is not exclusive and can be used by [[AMAB Transmasc|AMAB]] and [[intersex]] individuals.<ref name="mw"/><ref name="ln"/><ref name="ttlp"/>

Examples of identities that could be considered transmasculine include but are in no way limited to:

*[[Trans Man|Trans man/boy/guy]]
*[[Demiboy]]
*[[Paraboy]]
* [[Enboy]]
*[[Solarian]]
*[[Genderfaun]]
*[[Boyflux]]

The [[feminine]] equivalent of transmasculine is [[transfeminine]]. The [[Androgyny|androgynous]] equivalent is [[transandrogynous]]. The neutral equivalent is [[transneutral]]. The [[xenine]] equivalent is [[transxenine]]. The [[outherine]] equivalent is [[transoutherine]]. The [[aporine]] equivalent is [[transaporine]].

== Common Definitions==
{{Quote|of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is partially or fully masculine and differs from the sex the person was identified as having at birth|Merriam-Webster<ref name="mw">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transmasculine ([https://web.archive.org/web/20221028195442/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transmasculine Archived])</ref>}}{{Quote|The term can be used as both a noun or an adjective to describe someone who identifies as “trans masculine”. Transmasculine people can include trans men, non-binary people, bi- or pangender people, and genderfluid people who identify with the masculine identity. The term is often given to people who were assigned female at birth but whose gender identity and/or expression lean more towards masculine.

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So, while both trans men and transmasculine people may seek out gender-affirming surgery and HRT; transition legally and socially by changing their gender markers, legal name, and pronouns; and express themselves in a more masculine way, transmasculine people may still identify as nonbinary and feel more fluid than trans men. In short, transmasculine people may not feel 100% man or masculine in the way that trans men tend to feel.|LGBTQ Nation|2022<ref name="ln">https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/06/what-does-it-mean-to-be-transmasculine/ ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230328190733/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/06/what-does-it-mean-to-be-transmasculine/ Archived])</ref>}}
{{Quote|«Transmasculinity» is a generic terminology that refers to people who were appointed a woman at birth, but who determine themselves with masculinity.
It is often shortened as «transmasc».

“Transmasculine” is a worthwhile, significant term that applies to any AFAB person who expresses herself in a masculine way. It is efficient for characterizing a cluster of people that incorporates transgender men, masculine nonbinary people, and more.|Spectrum-ID<ref name="sid">https://spectrum-id.com/transmasculine.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240204034555/https://spectrum-id.com/transmasculine.html Archived])</ref>}}
{{Quote|Sometimes written as transmasculine or trans masculine (all of which are considered acceptable), this term is used, often by AFAB trans people but not exclusively, to express a relationship to masculinity or maleness, but who may not have a completely male identity. Transmasculine is sometimes used as a direct stand in for AFAB trans people as a whole, but not all AFAB trans people identify as masculine and not all transmasculine people were AFAB, so while this is relatively common, it’s not necessarily the best way to use this term.

Transmasculine people may or may not transition physically, legally, or socially. Categorically, transmasculine people are considered under the transgender umbrella but may or may not identify with that or other terms individually. Those decisions are based on their understanding of their relationship with gender and their access to transitioning within their culture.|The Trans Language Primer<ref name="ttlp">https://translanguageprimer.com/transmasculine/</ref>}}

==Gallery==
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File:Alternate transmasc flag.webp|Transmasculine flag by unknown<ref name="main flag"/>
File:Transmasc flag 3.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by anonymous<ref>https://www.tumblr.com/pride-color-schemes/148390557916/trans-womantransfeminine-and-trans ([https://archive.ph/2024.10.09-172421/https://www.tumblr.com/pride-color-schemes/148390557916/trans-womantransfeminine-and-trans?redirect_to=/pride-color-schemes/148390557916/trans-womantransfeminine-and-trans&source=blog_view_login_wall Archived])</ref>
File:Alternative transmasculine flag.webp|Alternate transmasculine flag by reddit user throwawayaccountyay<ref>https://archive.ph/drxVJ ([https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/bgais7/my_versions_of_the_transfem_and_transmasc_flags/ Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 16.png|Color adjustment of throwawayaccountyay's flag by Tumblr user xenonflags<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20220310083042/https://xenonflags.tumblr.com/post/648049156259217408/color-adjusts-of-these-transmasctransfem-flags</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 4.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user Actually-A-Robot-lol<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/fzm8lv/transmasc_and_transfemme_flag_designs/ ([https://archive.ph/2022.09.25-012805/https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/fzm8lv/transmasc_and_transfemme_flag_designs/ Archived])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 5.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by an unknown Reddit user<ref>https://archive.ph/lB6Bk ([https://www.reddit.com/r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns/comments/egv61e/i_looked_up_the_flags_for_transfem_and_transmasc/ Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 8.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user undeadedits<ref>https://archive.is/f3PS7</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 9.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user queerautism<ref>https://archive.ph/Y13h6 ([https://queerautism.tumblr.com/post/624002202702331904/heres-my-design-for-the-transmasc-flag Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 10 v2.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user flagify<ref name="flagify">https://archive.ph/JO3PT ([https://flagify.tumblr.com/post/624647760380051457/ummmm-transmasc-flag-with-void-vibes-maybe Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 10 v3.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user flagify<ref name="flagify" />
File:Transmasc flag 11.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Facebook user Queer Little Shop<ref>https://archive.ph/Ijfnc ([https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15JFWAVacq/ Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 12.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user franken[...]got<ref>https://archive.ph/2KlnC ([https://rat-with-coffee.tumblr.com/post/640444790098493441/a-bitch-made-transmasc-and-transfem-flags-that Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 13.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by unknown<ref>https://archive.ph/45Gf9 ([https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Transmasculine-870947953 Original])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 14.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user Egg1312<ref>https://archive.ph/lUAM2 ([https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Transmasculine-9-874752765 Original])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 15.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user ShinyUmbreon465<ref>https://archive.ph/XkFhK ([https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Transmasculine-10-874752758 Original])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 17.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user GenericTransGirl and Mod Hermy of the Pride-Flags Deviantart<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/ksosq4/redesign_for_the_transfeminine_flag_the_transmasc/ ([https://archive.ph/2021.06.20-181332/https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/ksosq4/redesign_for_the_transfeminine_flag_the_transmasc/ Archived])</ref><ref>https://archive.ph/Its6v ([https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Transmasculine-11-874982361 Original])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 18.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user lavendroused<ref name="lvdr">https://archive.md/dzzlP</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 19.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user lavendroused<ref name="lvdr" />
File:Transmasc flag 20.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr users nirvana-valentine and kenochoric<ref>https://archive.is/MEQ7o ([https://aroaesflags.tumblr.com/post/651287402157096960/kenochoric-kenochoric-transmasc-and-transfem Original])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 21.png|"Citrus" transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user coalpng<ref name="citrus">https://archive.ph/wCb2E ([https://x.com/coalpng/status/1399625450553364481 Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 21 meanings.jpg|Meanings of coalpng's citrus transmasculine flag<ref name="citrus" />
File:Transmasc flag 22.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by unknown<ref>https://mogai.miraheze.org/wiki/File:Transmasculine_flag_by_Unknown_Jun-04-2021.png#mw-jump-to-license</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 23.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by unknown<ref>https://mogai.miraheze.org/wiki/File:Transmasculine_flag_2_by_Unknown_Jun-04-2021.png#mw-jump-to-license</ref>
File:Tumblr 26871523a19ddb17fbe8b6588fc4f120 8b3697db 1280.jpg|"Sunshine" transmasculine flag by Tumblr user llamahologram<ref name="llama">https://archive.ph/bztJJ ([https://www.tumblr.com/llamahologram/657554902051078144/the-sunshine-transmasculine-flag-was-very-bored?source=share Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 24.jpg|Alternate "sunshine" transmasculine flag by Tumblr user llamahologram<ref name="llama" />
File:Transmasc flag 24 meanings.jpg|Meanings of llamahologram's sunshine transmasculine flag<ref name="llama" />
File:Transmasc flag 25.jpg|"Cebia" transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user SATURNSORBIT<ref name="cebia">https://archive.ph/5avda ([https://x.com/SATURNSORBlT/status/1455370772952846342 Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 26.png|Alternate cebia transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user SATURNSORBIT<ref name="cebia" />
File:Transmasc flag 27.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user gendertreyf<ref>https://archive.ph/u5wkt ([https://gendertreyf.tumblr.com/post/667938227722846208/transfeminine-transmasculine-and-transneutral Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasculine flag alternative.webp|Alternate transmasculine flag by Fandom user PAQ4<ref>https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Transmasculine?commentId=4400000000000064406</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 28.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user Neko012345678910<ref>https://archive.ph/V9iol ([https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/vkyeue/transfem_and_transmasc_flags_i_like_to_call_them/ Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 29.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user br4cketboy<ref>https://archive.ph/miigf ([https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/w5lr3s/redesign_of_the_transmasc_flag/ Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 30.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user MyShinyLugia<ref name="msl">https://archive.ph/YQ0cO ([https://www.reddit.com/r/ftm/comments/11am096/transmasc_flag_proposal/ Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 43.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user MyShinyLugia<ref name="msl" />
File:Transmasc flag 31.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user eldorr<ref>https://archive.is/p3RMY ([https://eldorr.tumblr.com/post/708442860143476736/all-inclusive-trans-flags])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 32.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit ikheetsoepstengel<ref>https://archive.ph/dwKTh ([https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/tk02i5/transmasc_transfem_transneutral_and/ Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 33.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Fandom user JxroPlayz7<ref>https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Transmasculine?commentId=4400000000000068629</ref>
File:Black transmasc flag.png|Black transmasculine flag by Tumblr user frogwhomp<ref name="blk">https://archive.ph/H9bdo ([https://frogwhomp.tumblr.com/post/682800989006430208/black-trans-masc-flag-i-made-for-when-you-are/amp Original Post])</ref>
File:Black transmasc alt.png|Alternate Black transmasculine flag by Tumblr user frongwhomp<ref name="blk" />
File:Black transmasc alt2.png|Black transmasculine flag without symbol by Tumblr user frogwhomp<ref name="blk" />
File:Black transmasc meanings.png|Meanings of frogwhomp's Black transmasculine flag<ref name="blk" />
File:Transmasc flag 34.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user Nitrometro<ref name="nm">https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Transmasculine?commentId=4400000000000075987</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 35.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user Nitrometro<ref name="nm" />
File:Transmasc flag 36.jpg|"Eclipse" transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user sillyflags<ref>https://archive.ph/WBqUH ([https://x.com/sillyflags/status/1544749981856419841 Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 37.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user sillyflags<ref>https://archive.ph/qJTUh ([https://x.com/sillyflags/status/1551977072360407040 Archived])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 38.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user it_couldbe_worse<ref name="icbw">https://archive.ph/jwdGR ([https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/180onu8/2_designs_for_transmasctransfem_flags_based_off/ Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 44.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user it_couldbe_worse<ref name="icbw" />
File:Transmasc flag alternate.webp|Alternate transmasculine flag by Fandom user Qenu<ref>https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000082255 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240110132954/https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000082255 Archived])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 39.jpg|"Solar" transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user XenicLuvs<ref name="solar">https://archive.ph/Hg4Ym ([https://x.com/XenicLuvs/status/1628764856412151808 Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 40.jpg|Alternate solar transmasculine flag by X/Twitter user XenicLuvs<ref name="solar" />
File:Transmasc flag 39 and 40 meanings.jpg|Meanings of XenicLuvs's solar transmasculine flag<ref name="solar" />
File:Transmasc flag 41.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user gender-canvasser<ref>https://archive.is/MaWme ([https://gender-canvasser.tumblr.com/post/711882303375278080/new-transmasc-and-transfem-flags-just-dropped Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmascalternativeaanother.jpeg|Alternate transmasculine flag by unknown
File:Transman transmasc.jpg|Trans Man / Transmasculine flag<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Trans-Man-Transmasculine-4-845607031]</ref>
File:Transmasc flag 42.jpg|Alternate transmasculine flag by Tumblr user dolliecworpse<ref>https://archive.is/XtYc8 ([https://dolliecworpse.tumblr.com/post/720043057368694784/transmasculine-flag-%E0%B1%A8%E0%A7%8E-transmasculine Original Post])</ref>
File:Transmasc by Queerian.png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Fandom user Queerian<ref>https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000108130 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240917041429/https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000108130 Archived])</ref>
File:Transmasc .png|Transmasculine coat of arms by Tumblr user quark-nova<ref>https://archive.ph/Cov7I ([https://quark-nova.tumblr.com/post/679709242277675008/im-back-at-doing-heraldry-stuff-here-are Original Post])</ref>
File:Alt transmasc flag (grease).png|Alternate transmasculine flag by Reddit user greaserpup<ref>https://www.reddit.com/user/greaserpup/comments/1jnoprt/more_pride_flags/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button</ref>
File:Transmasc alt flag.webp|Alternate Transmasculine flag by Fandom user [[User:~jupitersf0rest~|~jupitersf0rest~]]<ref name="Jupiter">https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Transmasculine?commentId=4400000000000115973</ref>
File:Transmasc alt flag meanings.webp|Meanings of the alternate Transmasculine flag by Fandom user [[User:~jupitersf0rest~|~jupitersf0rest~]]<ref name="Jupiter2">https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Transmasculine?commentId=4400000000000116013</ref>
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==Symbols==
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File:Rotated Venus.svg|<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/hvjxyckc/art/Transmasculine-Flag-And-Symbol-By-Tatetcopi2007-Di-1273141768</ref>
File:Transmasc.png
File:Tmasc symb.png
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==References==

{{Reflist|3}}

== See Also ==

* [[Transfeminine]]
* [[Transneutral]]
* [[Trans man]]
* [[Mingender]]
* [[Transandrogynous]]
* [[Transmian]]

[[Category:Transgender]]
[[Category:Masculine]]
[[Category:Transaspect]]
[[Category:Transmasculine]]
[[Category:Transemme]]
[[Category:Gender Identities]]

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imported>MrsBunny3 at 00:23, 1 February 2026