transmasc

adj, noun — 2 senses

transmasc

adj

Etymology Clipping of transmasculine.

1

Transmasculine.

  • [...] the convention of masculinity through being an “alt” transmasc person (I was always explicitly non-binary) actually amounted to posturing, and ultimately allowed for more or less the same oppressions to be reinscribed, if only because I was uncritical about my position as a white [...] transmasc person.2017, John Bloomberg-Rissman, In the House of the Hangman - Volume 8, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 4905:
  • [A] binder is a compression garment for your chest to flatten the chest. It's for other nonbinary or transmasc folks [...]2018, KL Reddy-Best, D Goodin, “QueerCrip fashion in the twenty-first century: Sky Cubacub and the QueerCrip Dress Reform Movement”, in Clothing Cultures:
1 more example
  • Quinn Eades is a queer transmasc writer and poet. Jamie & Quinn are in love. The images and poetry are from their forthcoming book, Queerdom.2019, Tiffany Jones, Bent Street 2: Australian LGBTIQA+ Arts, Writing & Ideas - 2018/2019, Clouds of Magellan, →ISBN:

transmasc

noun

Etymology Clipping of transmasculine.

1

Informal A trans man or other transmasculine person.

  • [They say things like] “I'm attracted to all genders, especially androgynous people,” or, “I am primarily interested in other transmascs.”2016, Sara Woods, Identifying as Transgender, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, →ISBN, page 32:
  • And Literally No One treated me like shit when I identified as transmasc (I s2g, white transmascs seem to act victimized more than they materially are, and that's so much a part of the problem); [...]2017, John Bloomberg-Rissman, In the House of the Hangman - Volume 8, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 4905:

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