AGAB

Assigned Gender At Birth (AGAB) or Designated Gender At Birth (DGAB) (also called Assigned Gender or Assigned Sex) is the gender one is assigned at birth based on medical factors, including hormones, chromosomes, and genitals. It is the sex that is put on one's birth certificate and typically corresponds to the gender one was raised as or is assumed to be in childhood. The term is a way to refer to the sex that was put on one's birth certificate, without making assumptions about their current sex, body or gender. Common acronyms are:


 * AFAB: Assigned Female At Birth. Also seen as DFAB (Designated Female At Birth), OFAB (Observed Female At Birth) or FAAB (Female Assigned At Birth).
 * AMAB: Assigned Male At Birth. Also seen as DMAB (Designated Male At Birth), OMAB (Observed Male At Birth) or MAAB (Male Assigned At Birth).
 * AXAB: Assigned X At Birth. Is used in some regions for those whos identity is not reflected by M or F markers.
 * AIAB: Assigned Indeterminate At Birth. Used for or by intersex individuals.
 * UAAB: Un-Assigned At Birth. Typically a choice by parents who are raising their children without a prescribed gender, or for use by those born in regions were birth certificates aren't a requirement.

Sometimes, assigned sex may be referred to as "genetic" or "biological gender", however, many members of the [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Transgender transgender] community take offense to these and other similar terms, because it seems to imply that gender in general is biological and that their identities are less real than those of [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Cisgender cisgender] people.

Intersex Assigned Genders
Many intersex people undergo IGM (intersex genital mutilation), soon after birth, to "correct" their genitals and other organs of the reproductive system so they conform more closely to dyadist societal ideals. This has led to intersex people coining their own terms for assigned genders:


 * FAFAB: Forcibly Assigned Female At Birth. Or IAFAB: Intersex Assigned Female At Birth.
 * FAMAB: Forcibly Assigned Male At Birth. Or IAMAB: Intersex Assigned Male At Birth.

These are exclusive terms referring to intersex individuals only, though the case could be argued for special cases such as those who had botched circumcisions who had their genitals reconstructed and reassigned female after birth.

CAFAB: Coercively Assigned Female At Birth and CAMAB: Coercively Assigned Male At Birth, are debated terms of undocumented origin. Some believe they're intersex exclusive, but generally their wider use by dyadic individuals alongside intersex individuals is considered correct.

Assigned Intersex/indeterminate at Birth (AIAB), also called Designated Intersex/Indeterminate at Birth (DIAB) is a term for those who were identified as intersex at birth, those who were registered as indeterminate on their birth certificate, or later applied to have their intersex variation recognized on their birth certificate. AIAB may also be used by intersex people who choose not to or are unable to change their birth certificate marker, but have personally shed the labels of AMAB/AFAB and instead identifies their sex as indeterminate.

Pronunciation




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Assigned X at Birth (AXAB), also called Designated X at Birth (DXAB) or X Assigned at Birth (XAAB) is an [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Assigned_gender assigned gender] that is typically, but not exclusively, used for babies with [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Intersex intersex] traits. AXAB most commonly is used for someone whose external sex traits could not be neatly identified as [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/AFAB female] or [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/AMAB male]. Assigning such classification at birth is not common practice and is only seen in certain cultures and regions where [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Gender genders] and sexes outside of the male and female are recognized.

The designation of "X" is also seen among non-binary people who have changed their legal gender. The term may be used by people who do not want to acknowledge their assigned sex at birth or have decided to forego the [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/AFAB AFAB]/[./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/AMAB AMAB] language and only identify as X as a non-binary sex identity, such as in [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/X-Gender X-gender].

It is most commonly designated with an "X", but is sometimes used interchangeably with [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/AIAB AIAB], standing for either assigned indeterminate at birth or assigned intersex at birth.

It is similar to and in some cases may overlap with [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/UAB unassigned at birth].

History
The term was coined before January 22, 2017 by an unknown person.

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The AXAB flag was designed by Arco-Pluris on the Tumblr account Beyond-MOGAI-Pride-Flags on October 9, 2020. The flag was requested by Tumblr user Variant-Archive for [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Isogender isogender], [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Utrinquegender utrinque], or [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Cisgender cisgender] AXAB people. The flag has no known meaning.

An alternate flag was created by Tumblr user plurgai on February 19, 2021. It has no known meaning.

The AXAB [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Transgender trans] flag was designed by Mod Fy on Tumblr account Beyond-MOGAI-Pride-Flags on January 16, 2018. The flag has no known meaning, but it is implied that the flag is inspired by the transgender 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 [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Assigned_Gender assigned gender] for people who have external [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Sex 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.

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.

Traits commonly found in those who are AFAB include:


 * A vulva and vagina ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Pov POV]), unless they are intersex or had them removed later in life.
 * A uterus and ovaries, unless if they were born without one or both ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Gonadal_Agenesis agenesis]), or had them removed later in life.
 * The capacity for ovogenesis/the ability to give birth ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Pwibs PWIB]), unless if sterile or without some of the anatomy listed above.
 * Breasts (a secondary sexual characteristic), unless if they never developed, or they had them removed.
 * Has estrogen as their natural primary sex hormone.
 * Chromosomes that are XX.

AFAB people who were born with all of these traits are considered [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Dyadic dyadic] or [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCllerian müllerian], 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 [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Intersex 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 people are typically raised with the assumption that they will identify as a [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Woman woman], however AFAB people can be any gender and can have any [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Gender_Presentation gender presentation]. AFAB women are considered [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Cisgender cisgender] women. [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Transgender Transgender] AFAB people are most commonly assumed to be trans [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Man men], however [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Non-Binary non-binary] AFAB people can also be considered trans. AFAB people who identify primarily with [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Masculine masculinity] can be called [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Transmasculine transmasculine].

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The DFAB flag was created by arco-pluris on the Tumblr blog beyond-mogai-pride-flags on October 15, 2020. The blue and red stripes represent cis AFAB people and trans AFAB people. The green and purple stripes represents AFAB people who identify as [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Gender_Modality gender modalities] other than cis or trans.

An alternate flag was created by Tumblr user plurgai on February 19, 2021. It has no known meaning.

The flag for trans AFAB people was created by an unknown user on or before August 23, 2015. Dark blue is for trans men. Light blue is for people who identify partially as a men. White is for [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Agender agender] people, and anyone who lies outside of the male/female spectrum ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Abinary abinary]). Purple is for people who identify as men and women, or are in between men and women ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Androgyne androgyne]/[./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Ambinary ambinary]). Light red is for people who identify partially as women.Assigned Male At Birth (AMAB) (also seen as Designated Male At Birth (DMAB) or Male Assigned At Birth (MAAB)) is an [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Assigned_Gender assigned gender] for people who have external [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Sex 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 people without making assumptions about one's current sex, body, or gender.

When a person 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 [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Intersex intersex] people who were AMAB only discover they have a vagina once they are older. Chromosomes are also not checked, so a person 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 ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Pop POP]). With some intersex conditions, the difference between these can be unclear.
 * Descended testes and scrotum, although sometimes testes never descend ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Agenital cryptorchid]), are underdeveloped, or are removed later in life ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Angenital 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 people who were born with all of these traits are considered [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Dyadic dyadic] or [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Wolffian wolffian], though some dyadic people 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 people are typically raised with the assumption that they will identify as a [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Man man], however AMAB people can be any gender and can have any [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Gender_Presentation gender presentation]. AMAB men are considered [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Cisgender cisgender] men. [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Transgender Transgender] AMAB people are most commonly assumed to be trans [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Woman women], however [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Non-Binary non-binary] AMAB people can also be considered trans. AMAB people who identify primarily with [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Feminine femininity] can be called [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Transfeminine transfeminine].

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The DMAB flag was created by arco-pluris on the Tumblr blog beyond-mogai-pride-flags on October 15, 2020. The blue and red stripes represent cis AMAB people and trans AMAB people. The yellow and grey stripes represents AMAB people who identify as [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Gender_Modality gender modalities] other than cis or trans.

An alternate flag was created by Tumblr user plurgai on February 19, 2021. It has no known meaning.

The flag for trans AMAB people was created by an unknown user on or before August 23, 2015. Dark red is for trans women. Light red is for people who identify partially as a women. White is for [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Agender agender] people, and anyone who lies outside of the male/female spectrum ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Abinary abinary]). Purple is for people who identify as men and women, or are in between men and women ([./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Androgyne androgyne]/[./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Ambinary ambinary]). Light blue is for people who identify partially as men.

History
CASAB terminology was allegedly coined by trans women and a cis person in 2008, but its use is recorded since at least 2002.

The original abbreviation of AFAB and AMAB was supposedly used to ascribe intersex people. Usually, [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/TERF TERFs] bring this unverifiable discourse as a way to gatekeep trans people from using these terms.

Sex assignment in general is used to describe any person, regardless of their [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Sex sex] or [./https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Gender_Modality gender modality].