[[File:Amab2.png|thumb|An alternate AMAB flag.]]
[[File:Amab trans.png|thumb|The AMAB trans flag.|alt=]]
'''Assigned Male At Birth''' ('''AMAB''') (also seen as '''Designated Male At Birth''' ('''DMAB''') or '''Male Assigned At Birth''' ('''MAAB''')) is an [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]] for peoplethose 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 peopleindividuals without making assumptions about one's current sex, body, or gender.
When a personone 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]] peopleindividuals who were AMAB only discover they have a vagina once they are older. Chromosomes are also not checked, so a personsomeone who was AMAB doesn't necessarily have XY chromosomes.
Traits commonly found in those who are AMAB include:
* No vagina or uterus. However, some people who were AMAB were born with one of them (persistent müllerian duct syndrome).
*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]].)
* Chromosomes that are XY.
AMAB peopleindividuals who were born with all of these traits are considered [[dyadic]] or [[wolffian]], though some dyadic peopleindividuals may loose some of these traits later in life. Not all people who were AMAB were born with all of these traits, in which case they may be considered intersex. Some intersex individuals were AMAB, because they appeared externally male and their condition is not obvious without genetic testing or was not noticed until later in life. Some intersex individuals were coercively assigned male at birth (CAMAB), meaning they were medically altered without their consent to fit the sex binary.
AMAB peopleindividuals are typically raised with the assumption that they will identify as a [[man]], however AMAB peopleindividuals can be any gender and can have any [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation]]. AMAB men are considered [[cisgender]] men. [[Transgender]] AMAB peopleindividuals are most commonly assumed to be trans [[Woman|women]], however [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] AMAB peopleindividuals can also be considered trans. AMAB peopleindividuals who identify primarily with [[Feminine|femininity]] can be called [[transfeminine]].
== Flag ==
The DMAB 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/632047211246764032/dmab-flag</ref> The blue and red stripes represent cis AMAB peopleindividuals and trans AMAB peopleindividuals. The yellow and grey stripes represents AMAB 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</ref> It has no known meaning.
The flag for trans AMAB peopleindividuals was created by an unknown user on or before August 23, 2015.<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/AMAB-Trans-555613256</ref> Dark red is for trans women. Light red is for peoplethose who identify partially as a women. White is for [[agender|agenders]] people, and anyone who lies outside of the male/female spectrum ([[abinary]]). Purple is for peoplethose who identify as men and women, or are in between men and women ([[androgyne]]/[[ambinary]]). Light blue is for peoplethose who identify partially as men.
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