Examples would be mentioning systematic transphobia and non-binary erasure on the page for agender, mentioning rates of mental health issues in this group, etc. This section focuses more on the specific kinds of discrimination and oppression that these people may face. For example, it could explain outdated or disputed terms, disagreements about how this identity is defined, identity-phobic discourse around popular flags, or other conflicts. Optional section: If this topic has been the subject of any controversies, detail them in this section. Any feminine identifying non-binary person, demigirl, or other femininely aligned transgender person would be considered transfem as well.
Not all people who are transfeminine, or transfem, identify as a woman. The transfeminine flag symbolizes being male on the "outside" but feeling anywhere on a broad spectrum of femininity on the "inside". Some transfeminine people prefer to use the transgender flag. The transfeminine flag has blue stripes at the top and bottom and carying shades of pink in the inner stripes. Historyĭocument the community's most important history, including facts such as key events, breakthroughs in improving the community's wellbeing and rights, or historical figures known to belong to the community. If not needed, it can be left blank between the Community heading and History subheading. A wide range of topics can be included here, such as impacts that people who identify as this term have on society, things specific to this identity's community (like ace rings to asexuals), and miscellaneous achievements or contributions by this group that do not fall into the other subsections. The top part of this section is more general, while the subsections are specific. Nance wondered, "Do we need another term or category to cover my particular reality? Maybe! Could it be 'transfeminine' (a male who feels like a female, strictly undefined in relation to any issue of an operation) - perhaps!" Community However, the existing "transvestite" and "transsexual" terminology of the time was inadequate and did not account for not feeling like "a male dressing in women's clothes" when presenting as a woman, having a self-image as a woman, but lacking an interest in surgical transition. Nance described being assigned male at birth and having a feminine identity, not a "basic male self-identity". The term "transfeminine" may or may not have been coined by Jane Nance in 1985 in the article "TRANSFEMININE!!!", which was published in the journal The TV-TS Tapestry.