#rgab

This refers to the experience of an intersex person having their gender scrutinized (usually in early childhood but sometimes at puberty), and ultimately reassigned socially and often medically. This is done due to the intersex person's original AGAB having been determined to be more difficult to impose due to their body. This is a form of ISIG (Inconsistent Societally Imposed Gender).

Examples:

AFAB-RMAB refers to an intersex person assigned female at birth, but reassigned male after birth. A reason for this may be due to a child who had a vulva at birth later being found to have testicles, XY chromosomes, undergoing testosterone-dominant puberty, and experiencing masculinizing of their genitalia, such as significant growth of the genital tubercle (clitoris), to the point it could be classified as a clitorophallus or phallus, etc. Due to this, it would be determined to be "more accurate" or "easier" to reclassify the individual as male.

UAB‐RFAB / UAB-RMAB refers to an intersex person not assigned at birth but assigned female or male after birth. A reason an intersex person may be unassigned at birth is having ambiguous genitalia, or a lack of external genitalia. Sex determination in this case is generally based on sex characteristics which require further testing to observe combined with the biases of the parents and doctors. The vast majority of intersex people UAB will experience RGAB.

AMAB-RFAB refers to an intersex person assigned male at birth, but reassigned female after birth. A reason this may be due to a child having a large genital tubercle structure that could be classified as a phallus. The child may later be found to have XX chromosomes, a uterus, small or closed vaginal opening, go through estrogen-dominant puberty, etc. Due to this, it would be determined to be "more accurate" or "easier" to reclassify the individual as female.

so to me the whole "AGAB identity" thing just feels weird and off. AGAB is about an event. gender imposition is a process that is ongoing throughout life, and intersex people are a good example of that process... unfortunately.

for example we have a term, RGAB, meaning reassigned gender after birth. i was reassigned female hormonally as a teenager while they knew I didnt identify as one - implying I did not then fit binary female assignment, not just with identity, but with the help of my intersex variation.

basically, AGAB is the first act of imposing gender. that's all. your identity as a trans person is impacted by that, but it is not defined by it. we chose our identities in spite of our assignments or imposed genders. and no, i dont mean the feelings behind that identity is a choice.

i mean that we choose to give voice to who we are, not just who others have forced us to be. that is what identity terms are for. it's not about what gender you were assigned at birth. its about you, as a full living being.

it's called an "id"entity for a reason lol. if you find AGAB relevant to your identity, that's fine. not an issue at all. if you don't, that's okay too.