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animals + creatures

seahorses - often as part of the phrase "seahorse dad", which is used most often to describe a trans masculine gestating parent/pregnant trans man or trans masc person

werewolves - often associated with changes on T. includes: all-over body hair growth; muscle growth and fat redistribution; having to pay particular attention to lunar cycles/having a "time of the month"; perception by others as unpredictably aggressive and dangerous

clothing and appearance

flannel of plausible deniability - used by both closeted and out trans mascs/trans men. frequently layered with other clothing, like tees. often used by lesbians, queer women and gnc women as well, allowing a degree of ambiguity with regard to one's identity while still being able to signal in-group status to other queer/lgbtq+ people.

dysphoria sweatshirt/hoodie - sweatshirt that makes trans masculine people/trans men feel more comfortable with their chests, often because of a baggy silhouette that hides the presence of breasts. sometimes also a comfort object.

jock straps - considered a staple of gay male culture, jock straps are often also worn by gay and mlm trans men. innovations to the garment for trans men and mascs can include flat front styles, packer and stp-specific pockets, and strap-on/packer harness capability.

tattoos to disguise top surgery scars - these can take many visual forms, but most follow a path beneath the pectoral muscle and are used to hide top surgery scars for both stealth and non-stealth trans men and mascs. common imagery includes barbed wire, plants, and abstract designs.

names

"trans guy names" - names often used by trans men and mascs due to popularity and simplicity. usually fit current baby name trends rather than naming trends for the time said person was born: think aiden, kai, topher, jayden, etc.

monosyllabic names - for some reason also often associated with trans men and mascs: think ash, max, hitch, jude, chase, sam, etc.

"grandpa" names - longer names often associated with trans men and mascs that typically belong to older generations. often also inspired by literature: think leroy, jonathan, edward, percy, etc.

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But I just read a pretty good fic published in 2014-2015 (you know, roughly TEN YEARS AGO) and I was like, damn this is so cool, I have to leave a comment, even if you know, they probably wont see it...

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whenever i update this i will edit the post and reblog the updated version!

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Oh no I dropped my link, what a horrible thing! Sure hope this doesn't get reblogged until it reaches users from the UK and Brazil!

One of my friends in high school changed his named as soon as he turned 18, so that the ethnic name his family gave him was finally the name reflected on all of his paperwork. He told me that he understood why his parents had given him an “English” name, but that he felt that if he needed to assimilate in order to succeed, then that was a type of success that he didn’t want.

When I was on my way home from the courthouse after changing my own name, I got into a conversation with my rideshare driver, who was extremely interested once I told him what I was in court for, and wanted to know how I’d done it, how much it cost, was it difficult, etc. It turned out that his girlfriend had chosen the name “Yo-yo” when she came to the United States, unaware of how rare that was as a name, and that she was frequently made fun of because of it. Neither one of them had realized that a name change was so easy, and he told me he was excited to let her know that she had options.

There was an intern at a summer job I had once, who changed her name to be the same name, but a different spelling. She said that she had no idea why her parents had spelled her name so oddly to begin with, and suspected that it was just an honest mistake either by them or by some nurse, but it had been a headache for her entire life, and it was a huge relief to not need to be correcting people’s spelling on important documents anymore.

One of my exes legally changed his name to have an exclamation point, because he liked to sign his name with an exclamation point.