Meaning of CAFAB | Babel Free

Definitions

Acronym of coercively assigned female at birth.

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Examples

“@ropeboi the C in cafab stands for "coercively"”

“The question⟳ of socialization is one of those topics where we all start⟳ debating how many trans people can dance⟳ on the head of a pin, and focusing on socialization as if we’re all programmed like⟳ little computers while we’re growing up, as if gendered socialization is launched at us like⟳ laser-guided missiles and CAFAB children receive⟳ only socialization aimed at girls and CAMAB children receive⟳ only socialization aimed at boys, and all us trans people are just like⟳ cis people who share⟳ our CASAB until the day we start⟳ transition.”

“Many trans people who were coercively assigned female at birth (CAFAB) may look⟳ much younger than they are, especially if they are not on hormones, are on a low dose of hormones, or are just starting hormones.”

“Take⟳, for instance, the different consequences of gender deviance for those designated or coercively assigned male at birth (DMAB/CAMAB/AMAB) compared to those designated or coercively assigned female at birth (DFAB/CAFAB/AFAB). Developmental psychology has concluded that boys face⟳ more repercussions than girls for gender role violations (Kilianski 2003, 38).”

“Regarding the second point⟳, the constructs of sex, gender, and sexual orientation rapidly fall⟳ apart when considered concurrently; indeed, a person who was CAFAB or CAMAB (coercively assigned male or female at birth) and who identifies as non-binary already transgresses the dichotomous relationship between sex and gender.”

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