Transfian is a term used to describe someone who is transgender and fiaspec. It is similar to transfeminine, even sometimes being simultaneous, but transfemininity itself is not inherently fiaspec. Not all transfeminine individuals are fiaspec, yet vast majority of them are. This term is often used to describe trans women more with more specification, allowing transfeminine to be used with a less of a gendered connotation. Transfian specifically describes a transgender and female gender, while transfeminine broadly describes a transgender and feminine gender. It is meant to be used to describe the gender of a fiaspec individual, typically AMAB, who is transitioning to womanhood.
Transfianity technically falls under the transfin or transfeminine umbrella.
Differentiation in between contexts:[]
- Transfinic: Transgender, fingender. Refers to anyone whose gender is FIN and transgender.
- Transfeminine: Transgender, feminine. Refers to anyone whose gender or presentation is feminine and transgender.
- Transfian: Transgender, fiaspec. Refers to anyone whose gender is female and transgender.
Transfemininity earned the reputation for being synonymous with trans womanhood because it is commonly shortened to 'transfem,' the 'fem' prefix giving people the impression that it stood for female. This then left the same impression on transmasculinity.
This identity is an effort to remove the gendered nuance from the term transfemininity, spreading differentiation between femininity and being a female. It's also important to note that FIN and FIA specifically refer to gender identity, while feminine can refer to either gender presentation and/or gender identity.