AXAB

Assigned X at Birth (AXAB), also called Designated X at Birth (DXAB) or X Assigned at Birth (XAAB), is an assigned gender that is typically, but no exclusively, used for babies with intersex traits. AXAB is most commonly used to refer to someone whose external sex traits could not be neatly identified as female or male. Assigning this classification at birth is not a common practice and is only seen in certain cultures and regions where genders and sexes outside of male and female are recognized.

The designation of "X" is also seen among non-binary individuals who have changed their legal gender. The term may be used by those who do not want to acknowledge their assigned sex at birth or have decided to forego the AFAB/AMAB language and only identifies with a non-binary sex identity.

It is most commonly designated with an "X", but it is sometimes used interchangeably with AIAB.

It is similar, and in some cases may overlap, with unassigned at birth.

History & Coining[]

The term was coined sometime before January 22, 2017 by an unknown individual.

Flags & Symbols[]

The AXAB flag was designed by Acro-Pluris on Tumblr through the Beyond-MOGAI-Pride-Flags account on October 9, 2020. The flag was requested by Tumblr user Variant-Archive. The flag has no known meaning.

The AXAB trans flag was designed by Mod Fy on the Beyond-MOGAI-Pride-Flags Tumblr account on January 16, 2018. The flag has no known meaning, but is implied to be inspired by the trans flag.