Transtidal
Transtidal or transtid describes a trans person who has a masculine or man related identity, or is transitioning towards masculinity or manhood, regardless of anything else about their identity.
This includes, but is not limited to, these examples:
- Those whose manhood or masculinity is distinctly trans, but do not identify with being a trans man or transmasculine.
- Someone who is admasculine and/or sensmasculine, and who feel that this identity is also trans. This includes transrainian people, for example.
- People who do not want their AGAB assumed; only that they are trans, and aligned with masculinity or manhood in some way. This includes transmasc and trans men who would rather not disclose being that identity for safety, comfort, or preference.
- Identifying with your AGAB, while also feeling as though you’re transitioning towards it or have an identity surrounding it in a trans way (such as experiencing a different kind of masculinity or manhood.)
- Nonbinary, genderqueer, etc. men or masculine people who want a blanket term for their trans identity, or who feel as though they’re transitioning to manhood or masculinity in their own way.
- Those who are reclaiming their manhood or masculinity that was formerly upsetting or wrong for them, and thus feel as though they’re transitioning to it or only just realizing their manhood or masculine gender.
- Someone who is simply trans and masculine and/or a man, and likes the term transtidal to describe that.
The feminine equivalent is translunar.
Etymology
The term refers to the tides, and how they rise and sink, flow and recede from the ocean, and can represent someone’s identity or transition.
History
The term was coined by Tumblr user kenochoric(-moved) on December 22, 2023.[1]