# Transgender activists pressure Always to Womens symbol of feminine hygiene products **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2019, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-activists-pressure-always-to-womens-symbol-of-feminine-hygiene-products/842069 "2019-10-21T03:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 94
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-activists-pressure-always-to-womens-symbol-of-feminine-hygiene-products/842069/94 "2019-10-25T03:19:29Z")
> [@Max\_S](#): > > **Urbanredneck** , there’s a question floating around ATMB as to whether you are deliberately misusing the terms transman and transwoman, or whether you are simply confused about the terms. > > The standard definition of transman is a person who identifies as a man, but was assigned the female sex at birth. > > The standard definition of transwoman is a person who identifies as a woman, but was assigned the male sex at birth. > > I ask because a transman trying out for a woman’s scholarship would be counter to the trans movement’s goal of recognizing transmen as men. Your previous post also implied that transwomen aren’t real men, and transmen aren’t real women, which seems backwards from what I understand of your position. > > ~Max Yes, guilty of confusion. Perhaps I’ll just say trans person since I cannot get them correct. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgender-activists-pressure-always-to-womens-symbol-of-feminine-hygiene-products/842069)._