short for male-to-female (sense 2 of the adjective)
Example sentencesExamples
Many trans guys say they "pass" for their gender of choice easier than their MTF counterparts.
I have a few trans friends, mostly MTF.
While the term transgender applies to anyone who undergoes a shift from female to male (FTM) or male to female (MTF), most associate it with those who don female clothes or traits.
Most are MTF (male to female), although a few are FTM (female to male).
noun
the consensus is that there are equal numbers of FTMs and MTFs
short for male-to-female
Example sentencesExamples
It would be really helpful for this thread, I think, if people could limit themselves to speaking about FTMs here, instead of discursively grouping MTFs and FTMs in the same basket.
I produced a short film a few years ago and my cinematographer was a transitioning MTF.
For MTFs to focus on physically passing as women rather than on overcoming unwitting vestiges of internalized masculinity and power and control sidesteps the real problems with gender - how we come to feel and think inside.
I have never heard of MTFs asking for inclusion in men's-only spaces.
Definition of MTF in US English:
MTF
adjective
MTF transwomen
short for male-to-female (sense 2 of the adjective)
Example sentencesExamples
Many trans guys say they "pass" for their gender of choice easier than their MTF counterparts.
Most are MTF (male to female), although a few are FTM (female to male).
I have a few trans friends, mostly MTF.
While the term transgender applies to anyone who undergoes a shift from female to male (FTM) or male to female (MTF), most associate it with those who don female clothes or traits.
noun
the consensus is that there are equal numbers of FTMs and MTFs
short for male-to-female
Example sentencesExamples
I have never heard of MTFs asking for inclusion in men's-only spaces.
I produced a short film a few years ago and my cinematographer was a transitioning MTF.
It would be really helpful for this thread, I think, if people could limit themselves to speaking about FTMs here, instead of discursively grouping MTFs and FTMs in the same basket.
For MTFs to focus on physically passing as women rather than on overcoming unwitting vestiges of internalized masculinity and power and control sidesteps the real problems with gender - how we come to feel and think inside.