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A trans man (short for transgender man) is a man who was assigned female at birth.Trans men have a male gender identity, and many trans men undergo medical and social transition to alter their appearance in a way that aligns with their gender identity or alleviates gender dysphoria.
The procedure can help transgender men transition physically to their self-affirmed gender. Surgeries for female-to-male transgender patients have similarities to both gynecomastia surgeries for cisgender men, [2] breast reduction surgery for gigantomastia, and the separate mastectomies done for breast cancer. [3]
Masculinizing hormone therapy, also known as transmasculine hormone therapy or female-to-male (or FTM) hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy and gender affirming therapy which is used to change the secondary sexual characteristics of transgender people from feminine or androgynous to masculine.
Chris Mosier (born 1980) is an American advocate for transgender rights and competitive triathlete, duathlete, and racewalker.He started his athletic career before transitioning, started his transition in 2010, and in 2015 earned a spot on the Team USA sprint duathlon men's team for the 2016 World Championship in the men's 35-39 age group division, making him the first known out trans athlete ...
Gender transition is the process of affirming and expressing one's internal sense of gender, rather than the gender assigned to them at birth. It is the recommended course of treatment for individuals struggling with gender dysphoria , providing improved mental health outcomes in the majority of people.
In two cases in 2017, Botswana's High Court ruled trans men and trans women have the right to have their gender identity recognized by the government and to change gender markers; the court said the registrar's refusal to change a marker was unreasonable and violated the person's "rights to dignity, privacy, freedom of expression, equal ...
In the 20th century, trans men attracted to women struggled to demonstrate the existence and legitimacy of their identity. [8] Many trans men attracted to women, such as jazz musician Billy Tipton, kept their trans status private until their deaths. Until the mid-2010s, medical textbooks commonly suggested that most transgender men were straight.
In some cases, trans men may choose to pause their hormone treatments in an effort to get pregnant, but this step is sometimes unnecessary — and those considering it should consult with their ...