[[File:Afab - @plurgai - 5000x3000px.png|thumb|An alternate AFAB flag.]]
[[File:Afab trans.png|thumb|The AFAB trans flag.|alt=]]
'''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 peopleindividuals 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 peopleindividuals without making assumptions about one's current sex, body, or gender identity.
When aan personindividual 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 peopleindividuals who were AFAB only discover they don't have a vagina once they are older. Chromosomes are also not checked, so aan personindividual who was AFAB doesn't necessarily have XX chromosomes.
Traits commonly found in those who are AFAB include:
* Chromosomes that are XX.
AFAB peopleindividuals who were born with all of these traits are considered [[dyadic]] or [[müllerian]], though some dyadic people may lose some of these characteristics later in life. Not all peopleindividuals 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.
AFAB peopleindividuals are typically raised with the assumption that they will identify as a [[woman]], however AFAB peopleindividuals can be any gender and can have any [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation]]. AFAB women are considered [[cisgender]] women. [[Transgender]] AFAB peopleindividuals are most commonly assumed to be trans [[Man|men]], however [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] AFAB peopleindividuals can also be considered trans. AFAB peopleindividuals who identify primarily with [[Masculine|masculinity]] can be called [[transmasculine]].
== Flag ==
The DFAB flag was created by arco-pluris on the Tumblr blog beyond-mogai-pride-flags on October 15, 2020.<ref>[https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/632047659950194688/dfab-flag DFAB Flag]</ref> The blue and red stripes represent cis AFAB peopleindividuals and trans AFAB peopleindividuals. The green and purple stripes represents AFAB peopleindividuals who identify as [[Gender Modality|gender modalities]] other than cis or trans.
An alternate flag was created by Tumblr user plurgai on February 19, 2021.<ref>[https://plurgai-archive.tumblr.com/post/643579087251816448/axab-dxab-xaab-aiab-diab-iaab-amab Alternate AFAB flag]</ref> It has no known meaning.
The flag for trans AFAB peopleindividuals was created by an unknown user on or before August 23, 2015.<ref>[https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/AFAB-Trans-555613251 AFAB trans flag]</ref> Dark blue is for trans men. Light blue is for peopleindividuals who identify partially as a men. White is for [[agender]] peopleindividuals, and anyone who lies outside of the male/female spectrum ([[abinary]]). Purple is for peopleindividuals who identify as men and women, or are in between men and women ([[androgyne]]/[[ambinary]]). Light red is for peopleindividuals who identify partially as women.
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