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[[File:Dfab.png|thumb|220x220px|The DFAB flag.]] |
[[File:Dfab.png|thumb|220x220px|The DFAB flag.]] |
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[[File:Afab trans.png|thumb|220x220px|The AFAB trans flag.]] |
[[File:Afab trans.png|thumb|220x220px|The AFAB trans flag.]] |
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'''Assigned Female At Birth''' ('''AFAB''') (also seen as '''Designated Female At Birth''' ('''DFAB''') or '''Female Assigned At Birth''' ('''FAAB''')) is an [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]] for people who have external [[sex]] traits that |
'''Assigned Female At Birth''' ('''AFAB''') (also seen as '''Designated Female At Birth''' ('''DFAB''') or '''Female Assigned At Birth''' ('''FAAB''')) is an [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]] for people who have external [[sex]] traits that are identified as female. It is used as a way to refer to the sex on one's birth certificate or to discuss medical issues that primarily face AFAB people without making assumptions about one's current sex, body, or gender identity. |
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When a person is born they are said to be female based on the absence of a penis, or a clitoris smaller than a certain size. The presence of a vagina (the internal structure) is not checked. Some intersex people who were AFAB only discover they don't have a vagina once they are older. Chromosomes are also not checked, so a person who was AFAB doesn't necessarily have XX chromosomes. |
When a person is born, they are said to be female based on the absence of a penis, or a clitoris smaller than a certain size. The presence of a vagina (the internal structure) is not checked. Some intersex people who were AFAB only discover they don't have a vagina once they are older. Chromosomes are also not checked, so a person who was AFAB doesn't necessarily have XX chromosomes. |
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Traits commonly found in those who are AFAB include: |
Traits commonly found in those who are AFAB include: |
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* Chromosomes that are XX. |
* Chromosomes that are XX. |
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AFAB people who were born with all of these traits are considered [[dyadic]], though some dyadic people may |
AFAB people who were born with all of these traits are considered [[dyadic]], though some dyadic people may lose some of these characteristics later in life. Not all people who were AFAB were born with all of these traits, in which case they may be considered [[intersex]]. Some intersex individuals were AFAB, because they appeared externally female and their condition is not obvious without genetic testing or was not noticed until later in life. Some intersex individuals were coercively assigned female at birth (CAFAB), meaning they were medically altered without their consent to fit the sex binary. |
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AFAB people are typically raised with the assumption that they will identify as a [[woman]], however AFAB people can be any gender and can have any [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation]]. AFAB women are considered [[cisgender]] women. [[Transgender]] AFAB people are most commonly assumed to be trans [[Man|men]], however [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] AFAB people can also be considered trans. AFAB people who identify primarily with [[Masculine|masculinity]] can be called [[transmasculine]]. |
AFAB people are typically raised with the assumption that they will identify as a [[woman]], however AFAB people can be any gender and can have any [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation]]. AFAB women are considered [[cisgender]] women. [[Transgender]] AFAB people are most commonly assumed to be trans [[Man|men]], however [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] AFAB people can also be considered trans. AFAB people who identify primarily with [[Masculine|masculinity]] can be called [[transmasculine]]. |