Trans man
[1] The umbrella term trans[a] is a shortening of both transgender and transsexual, and describes anyone whose gender identity does not align with their assigned sex.
[2] The term transsexual originated in the medical and psychological communities, and is generally considered a subset of transgender, although the two are not always interchangeable.
[5][6] The GLAAD media reference guide advises against describing people as transsexual, except for individuals who explicitly identify as such.
[7] Transmasculine (sometimes clipped to transmasc) is a broader term for all trans individuals with predominantly masculine identities or gender expression, and includes trans men as well as non-binary people who were assigned female at birth and may have an identity that is partially masculine but not entirely male.
[10] Originally, the term trans men referred specifically to female-to-male transsexual people who underwent hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or sex reassignment surgery (SRS), or both.
Transsexual and transgender men may seek medical interventions such as hormones and surgery to make their bodies as congruent as possible with their gender presentation.
There are a few different methods of binding, including using sports bras and specially made binders (which can be vest-type, or wrap-around style).
Trans men who decide to pack may use anything from rolled up socks to specially made packers, which resemble a penis.
Transitioning might involve some or all of the following steps:[13][better source needed] Being socially accepted as male (sometimes known as passing) may be challenging for trans men who have not undergone HRT and/or surgery.
It is frequently assumed that trans men are exclusively attracted to women and have lesbian histories prior to transition."
[38] Despite the 2020s restrictions on transgender children and adults participation in athletics, trans boys and men have competed in many individual and team sports at high school, college, and professional levels.
They include Zdeněk Koubek, a Czech national champion and medal winner at the 1934 World Women's Athletic games in track;[39] Willy De Bruyn, a Belgian cyclist who became unofficial women's world champion in 1934, born intersex and raised as a girl but later identified as a man;[40] and French sprinter Pierre Brésolles, who ran the 100 metre and 200 metre races and won third place in the 100 meter dash in the Oslo European Championship in 1946.
[44][45][46] Mosier's challenge led to the creation and adoption of new IOC guidelines for the participation of transgender athletes and in World Championships.
[47] Mosier was considered the catalyst for change in the policy in January 2016,[48] after he successfully advocated for change in the policy[49] Another Olympic team athlete, former member of Japan's Olympic fencing team Fumino Sugiyama, is now a transgender rights activist and works to promote acceptance and participation of trans athletes in Japanese sports.
[52] Competitive athletes in individual sports include American professional boxer Patricio Manuel, and Japanese former professional boxer Shindo Go, who held the World Boxing Council women's flyweight title from 2013 to 2014; NCAA swimmer Schuyler Bailar, and high school state wrestling champion Mack Beggs, who won the Texas state girls' wrestling title in 2017 despite efforts to bar him from participating.
[55] Kumi Yokoyama is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Okayama Yunogo Belle and the Japan women's national team.
