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[[File:Amab2.png|thumb|An alternate AMAB flag.]]▼
[[File:Amab trans.png|thumb|The AMAB trans flag.|alt=]]▼
▲'''<nowiki>{{Assigned Male At Birth</nowiki>''' ('''AMAB''') (also seen as '''Designated Male At Birth''' ('''DMAB''') or '''Male Assigned At Birth''' ('''MAAB''')) is an [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]] for those who have external [[sex]] traits that were identified as male. It is used as a way to refer to the sex on one's birth certificate or to discuss medical issues that primarily face AMAB individuals without making assumptions about one's current sex, body, or gender.
When one is born they are said to be male based on the presence of a penis, or a clitoris over a certain size. The presence of a vagina (the internal structure) is not checked. Some [[intersex]] individuals who were AMAB only discover they have a vagina once they are older. Chromosomes are also not checked, so someone who was AMAB doesn't necessarily have XY chromosomes.
Traits commonly found in those who are AMAB include:
* No vagina or uterus. However, some who were AMAB were born with
* A penis or large clitoris ([[
▲* No vagina or uterus. However, some who were AMAB were born with one of them (persistent müllerian duct syndrome).
* Descended testes and scrotum, although sometimes testes never descend ([[Agenital|cryptorchid]]), are underdeveloped, or are removed later in life ([[angenital]]
▲*A penis or large clitoris ([[Pop|POP]]). With some intersex conditions, the difference between these can be unclear.
▲* Descended testes and scrotum, although sometimes testes never descend ([[Agenital|cryptorchid]]), are underdeveloped, or are removed later in life ([[angenital]].)
*The capacity for spermatogenesis unless if sterile, or without some of the anatomy listed above.
*Has testosterone as their natural primary sex hormone.
* Chromosomes that are XY.
AMAB individuals who were born with all of these traits are considered [[dyadic]] or [[wolffian]], though some dyadic individuals may
== Flag ==
The
An alternate flag was created by Tumblr user plurgai on February 19, 2021.<ref>(source no longer exists)</ref> It has no known meaning.
The flag for trans AMAB individuals was created by an unknown user on or before August 23, 2015.<ref>{{Archive|URL=2022.02.12-084825/https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/AMAB-Trans-555613256}}</ref> Dark red is for trans women. Light red is for those who identify partially as a women. White is for [[agender|agenders]], and anyone who lies outside of the male/female spectrum ([[abinary]]). Purple is for those who identify as men and women, or are in between men and women ([[androgyne]]/[[ambinary]]). Light blue is for those who identify partially as men.
The IAMAB and CAMAB/FAMAB flags were made by deactivated tumblr user plurgai on or before March 21st, 2021.<ref>https://variant-archive.tumblr.com/post/646278285075054592/iamab-intersex-assigned-male-at-birth-a-flag</ref> The alternate IAMAB and CAMAB/FAMAB flags were redesigned by Tumblr user interarchival on December 27, 2021.<ref>https://interarchival.tumblr.com/post/671776339598196736/fafab-famab</ref><ref>https://interarchival.tumblr.com/post/671769367452778496/iafab-iamab</ref> There are no known meanings.
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="200" class="center">
File:IAMAB.png|The IAMAB (Intersex Assigned Male At Birth) flag
File:IAMAB2.png|Alternate IAMAB flag
File:FAMAB.png|The CAMAB/FAMAB (Forcibly Assigned Male At Birth) flag, for Intersex individuals only
File:FAMAB2.png|Alternate CAMAB/FAMAB flag, for Intersex individuals only
</gallery>
== Resources ==
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