CTM flag
Close To Male (CTM) is a term for intersex individuals who can be closely described as wolffian, or described as 'almost wolffian' but aren't actually wolffian. The term is important as "AMAB" implies that they were assigned male at birth and PWHP implies that they have a penis, which is not always the case.
Many CTM individuals have XY chromosome, however they do not have to. Instead, they may have masculine traits, such as a penis, testicles, defined muscles, a masculine body, etc. All that matters is they can easily be classified as 'almost wolffian.'
They may have ambiguous genitals, be on the agenital spectrum or have a vagina and were assigned female at birth instead. Because of this, calling them AMAB may be incorrect to properly describe their experience.
The feminine counterpart is CTF.
Intersex variations that affect CTM individuals include:
- 17-AH Deficiency (XY chromosome version)
- 17-KSR Deficiency
- 45,X/46,XY Mosaicism (masculine version)
- 49,XXXXY Syndrome
- Aarskog-Scott Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Ablepharon Macrostomia Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Agenital (cryptorchidism, penile agenesis, micropenis)
- Androgen Reistance
- AMAB Hypogonadism
- Aromatase Deficiency (XY chromosome version)
- Aromatase Excess Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- ATR-16 Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Barber Say Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Campornelic Dysplasia (XY chromosome version)
- CHARGE Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Chromosome 18 Ring (XY chromosome version)
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (XY chromosome version)
- Cytochrome PORD (XY chromosome version)
- De La Chapelle Syndrome
- Denys-Drash Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Diphallia
- Estrogen Resistance
- FMPP
- Gonadal Angenesis (testicular agenesis)
- H Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Hyperandrogenism (XY chromosome version)
- Hypospadias
- Kallman Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Leydig Cell Hypoplasia
- MPD Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Opitz G/BBB Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Penoscrotal Transposition
- PMDS
- Polyorchidism
- PPSH
- Prader-Willi Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- SCARF Syndrome (XY chromosome version)
- Seaver Cassidy Syndrome
- SERKAL Syndrome
- XXXYY Syndrome
- XXYYY Syndrome
- XXYY Syndrome
- XYY Syndrome
- XYYY Syndrome
- XYYYY Syndrome
History & Coining[]
The term was coined by FANDOM user Cryptocrew, specifically Angel, to fill a needed gap in language. It was coined as the request of intersex friends and family.
The flag was made on March 2, 2022 by miraheze user Bigender.