When used in the context of gender dysphoria, it emphasises that the gender the person is dysphoric about isn’t a fixed trait (“born male”) but rather a property that has been assigned to them and can be rectified. It also conveniently avoids mentioning physical traits and sidesteps the complexity of Intersex people that don’t neatly fit the male/female dichotomy but usually get assigned one or the other anyway.
And finally, it’s just a convenient and pronounceable shorthand.
Its counterpart is AFAB, Assigned Female At Birth. Neither has anything to do with ACAB.
Oh god, another acronym? What does that mean?
Assigned Male At Birth
When used in the context of gender dysphoria, it emphasises that the gender the person is dysphoric about isn’t a fixed trait (“born male”) but rather a property that has been assigned to them and can be rectified. It also conveniently avoids mentioning physical traits and sidesteps the complexity of Intersex people that don’t neatly fit the male/female dichotomy but usually get assigned one or the other anyway.
And finally, it’s just a convenient and pronounceable shorthand.
Its counterpart is AFAB, Assigned Female At Birth. Neither has anything to do with ACAB.
Ok. Thanks!