Trans Man

All about being a trans man

What do I need to know about transitioning?

Should trans men have cervical screening tests?

All about being a trans man

Transgender is a broad term that covers people who don't identify with the gender assigned at birth. Some need to identify both their gender and their journey; this is why some people use the label trans man. It not only states their gender, but it identifies them as part of the broader transgender community too. Trans men are as unique as any other person is, there is no defining feature at all. As with all things gender, it's all about how a person chooses to identify and label themselves, it's no one else's choice but your own.

What does it mean to be a trans man?

If you chose to identify as a trans man, it simply indicates that your gender is male, but that is different from the gender assigned at birth.

What do I need to know about transitioning?

As with anything, it's always good to get as much information as possible about a process before doing anything at all and is definitely the case here. If you have questions, look online for answers or ask trans friends if they're happy for you to do that. Connect with the transgender community in your area if you haven't already as this is where you will find the best advice and support.

How does female to male surgery work?

The best way to get an answer to this question is to talk to a medical professional, but you can also look at guides online. Different surgeries are available to make a person's body align with their gender, such as a hysterectomy to remove the uterus (and sometimes the cervix and fallopian tubes), to various surgeries that construct a penis from the clitoris and/or removal of the vagina.

Should trans men have cervical screening tests?

If you are a trans man with a cervix, you should go for cervical screening tests (also known as a smear test). If you're registered as female with your Doctor, you will receive invites for this, if you're registered male, you won't.

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What it means to be a trans woman

A transgender person identifies as a different gender to the one assigned to them at birth and is often described as being 'born with the wrong bits'. Unlike cisgender people, a trans person's journey to having the body they want can be long and complex. Some like to label themselves as trans women to show the journey they are on. They experience gender euphoria when their presentation matches the gender they are. It can happen when people use she/her pronouns for a trans woman and respect their chosen names. All trans women are women regardless of surgeries or hormone replacement therapies.

What does non-binary mean?

For a long time, gender has been seen as a binary. Society is very fixed on the idea that there are two sexes, male and female, and nothing else is widely considered. However, this belief is changing as it becomes more and more evident that gender is indeed a spectrum, not just a binary. A growing number of people are identifying as genders that sit between the binary of male and female with a variety of labels available for people to identify with. Non-binary is an umbrella term for these folks. They may also identify as transgender but not necessarily so.

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"There's nowt as queer as folk" is an often-used phrase in the north of England and means there's nothing as strange as people. This term stems from the 16th-century usage of the word meaning 'odd, peculiar or eccentric.' Some people think of the word 'queer' as an insult given its use in the later 19th and early 20th century. From the 1980s however, the term was reclaimed by those who want to undermine that insult and use the name to show their rebellious, non-gendered approach to homosexuality. The queer community is vibrant and growing day by day.