Tag: Masculinity
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Detransitioning: A Personal Decision That Deserves Respect
Transitioning is a journey that takes courage and vulnerability. It’s a process of finding and affirming one’s gender identity, which can be liberating and empowering. However, for some people, transitioning may not lead to the desired outcome or may come with unexpected challenges. In these cases, detransitioning may become a valid and necessary decision. Detransitioning…
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Black & Trans
Being transmasculine can come with its own set of challenges, but when that experience is compounded with the experiences of being black, it can create a unique set of obstacles. Let’s talk about some of the challenges and experiences that come with being black and transmasculine. One of the biggest challenges for black transmasculine individuals…
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Impacts Of Socialization on Engagement
Transgender individuals of all genders have unique experiences of socialization based on their precieved gender identity, the societal expectations and norms, and assumptions associated with their gender, . However, there may be some differences in socialization experiences between trans women and trans men based on societal gender roles and expectations that guide engagment. Socialization can…
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The Erasure of Transmasculine Folks: Why We Need to Speak Up
The transgender community has made great strides in recent years towards greater visibility and acceptance. However, one group within the community that often gets overlooked is trans men and transmasculine folks. Trans men and transmasculine individuals are individuals who were assigned female at birth but identify as male or non-binary and masculine. Despite our existence…
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Masculinity: Assumed and Assigned
mas·cu·lin·i·ty ˌmaskyəˈlinədē/ noun possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men. “handsome, muscled, and driven, he’s a prime example of masculinity” synonyms: virility, manliness, maleness, machismo, vigor, strength, muscularity, ruggedness, robustness; informaltestosterone “he’s the picture of masculinity” Masculinity is an interesting thing, for me as a transman masculinity the actual word has become meaningless. Reason for this is that I don’t fit into…
Invisible Men 