#ctn

[calocreek]

My partner and I have been rewatching Steven Universe and mannn I just love it so much. So a little Boooniverse for the holiday? 9 years after my first Boooniverse comic!

Boooniverse comics: (part 1, part 2, part 3)

Happy Halloween!

[midsleeper]

new ref for alt sona that is a rework of an older one :-D waoo

[thisis-intersexism]

Definitions

[pt: definitions]

Here, I will be listing terms and words that may be used throughout this blog by me and submitters, that may help you to understand what is being discussed and language to use in the future.

Note: Here is why we won't be using TSDP/-pathian language [link]

SIG: Socially/Societally imposed gender [link]

This describes the gender that is imposed onto you based on your appearance, presentation and sex characteristics. Everyone has a socially imposed gender, but this language is most used by trans and intersex people to talk about how one's SIG may not be accurate to their internal view of their gender, or how one's SIG is inconsistent.

• ISIG: Inconsistent Socially/Societally Imposed Gender.

This is most often used for intersex individuals (though, not exclusive to them) to describe the experiences one might face having an inconsistent gender imposed onto them because of their intersexuality. A few examples may be that someone is born with wolffian external genitalia and their SIG is a boy/male, but when they experience estrogenizing puberty, their SIG changes to a girl/female, or one has ambiguous genitalia so they experience IGM as an infant to fit into a peritypical female ideal and later are androgynous and are treated as either a man or a woman interchangeably throughout their life.

Perisex trans people may also experience ISIG, an example may be a trans man who is in the process of medical transition and doesn't fully pass as a man 100% of the time, so people may assume they are a man or a woman or as non-binary any given day.

• CSIG: Consistent Socially/Societally Imposed Gender.

This describes the experience of having one consistent socially imposed gender, which is often true for the majority of perisex cisgender/cissexual individuals. Like the wiki states, it's often why people conflate having a certain AGAB to being perceived/raised as being x gender, which isn't very true for a lot of people.

CT[X]: Close to [Sex] [link].

It is a set of terms to describe one's personal view of what their sex is closest to. They aren't inherent, or a catch-all for whoever you believe to be CT[X], it is a personal term that is completely free to be opted into or out of. One may feel that their traits/variations bring them closer to female, while others may feel that those same traits that they share bring them closer to androgynous, or they may use multiple terms to describe their own feelings versus what they think people perceived them to be (ex: I think my variations bring me CTA, but others perceive me to be CTF) it's nuanced and unique to the person.

• CTF: Close To Female

• CTM: Close To Male

• CTN: Close To Neutral

• CTA: Close to Androgynous

People can combine and switch them as they please, here are some examples of some combos:

• CTFA: Close To Female - Androgynous

• CTMN: Close To Male - Neutral

• CTNA: Close to Neutral - Androgynous

Etc.

IGM: Intersex Genital Mutilation.

Intersex Genital Mutilation is what it sounds like- a horrific practice done by doctors to intersex people to "correct" their genitalia, most often done on infants, who cannot consent, and often leads to lifelong disabilities, chronic pain and other health issues.

Doctors will often fearmonger about letting the intersex patient's genitalia be, telling parents / patients "you will never have children / you won't live past x age / you will become permanently disabled / you will never have a lasting relationship*", coercing parents and patients to do the unthinkable without informed consent.

• CIMI: Coercive Intersex Medical Interventions.

This term is to describe any medical procedure done to "correct" someone's intersex traits and variations, done coercively or behind the patient's back.

Ex:

• being pressured onto birth control to subside the effects of hyperandrogenism in those who are feminized.

• being put on hormone replacement therapy without being told what for.

• being coerced by doctors to have one or all of your gonads removed so you can participate in a sport.

• having extra, unwanted things done during a procedure/surgery that you did consent to.

Etc.

(*while one of these things are true, some variations will cause people to be infertile and never have children biologically, never in a million years could that fact ever justify the surgeries that are being performed. It often makes the situation so much worse.)

If anyone has more suggestions for terms that need to be listed here especially acronyms / terms that are difficult to find information on, please share!

[dhddmods]

so, with CT[X] labels, in your opinion, what's the... best? most proper? correct? reasoning for applying a CT[X] label to oneself? for euphoria? for avoiding dysphoria? for describing one's body? for describing how one is perceived by others? for describing how one perceives oneself? for describing one's experiences with being gendered? we've been tossing around the idea in our head of whether we self-apply CTF, or self-apply CTA, or even CTM. hell, maybe we simply apply none at all, or several if that's even a possibility. and we're not seeing as much discussion on these terms as we'd like to to use as scaffolding for our own introspection in regards to it, so. gestures. yeah. thank you!!

So! The most "proper" usage of this term is honestly...whatever you think best describes your experience?

When we created the terms CTF and CTM initially, it was because intersex people in our life at the time kept being gatekept out of intersex spaces for being "too male" or "too female", and wanted to remain anonymous, so asked us to create terms for them. Initially these were created to be used like "oh, I am CTF, which means people view me as SPETE [link] in most settings but I'm actually intersex."

PLEASE keep in mind, we were all teenagers (us and the people requesting the terms) during its creation. The coining of these terms were far from perfect at the time.

Basically, the terms were made not necessarily to just describe physical traits, but to describe how ones variation causes society to treat oneself, and how ones own perception of oneself develops as a result. (Sort of similar to how mesosex was created for people who didn't feel "intersex enough" by perisex standards)

The community latched onto it, but there developed a subset of exclusionists that began using it to say "this variation is CTF! This variation is CTM!" when it was never meant to be applied like that. No variation is inherently anything.

We created CTA and CTN, and then people began creating terms like CTFA, CTFN, CTMN, CTMA, CTFM, CTFAM, CTFAN, etc.

People ask us often how to "use it correctly" and "what variations count as _" and we always have to answer saying that's not up for us to decide because it's self interpretive. Is hyperandrogenic PCOS CTF, CTM, CTA, a mixture? Idk! Depends on who you ask! "I have a mullerian duct and people treat me as SPETE that is disordered, that makes me CTF" one person may say, while another person says "I have higher androgens, lots of body hair, a deep voice, and clitoromegaly, that's CTM", meanwhile another says "my mixed sex traits make me CTA!"

See how all of these things can make sense? That's because intersexuality can't really be classified into these strict categories. Another example is that there are people with Turner syndrome who consider themselves CTF, CTN, both, etc.

The examples can go on and on, but our point is none of them are "right" or "wrong."

Basically, in conclusion - the only correct usage of these terms are...well, whatever you make of them! Do you want it to describe how others view you? Go for it. Do you want it to describe how you view your own traits? Go for it! Do you want it to describe a bit of both? Go for it! Do you not feel drawn to them at all? Don't use them!

All it was ever meant to do was to give intersex people additional language that they can personally interpret. Think of this scenario in a new context - it's like how intersex people interpret terms like cis and trans their own ways, too, and use terms like ipsogender, ultergender, intergender, etc. What one intersex person may consider cisgender for themself can be transgender for another intersex person, or neither for another, or both for another, or an intersex person can refuse to use any gender labels whatsoever, and all of those are perfectly fine options to take.

[arcane-vagabond]

Call the Nightingale: Prologue

Pairing: Jake “Hangman” Seresin x Reader

Summary: As princess of your kingdom, you have always been raised to do what is best for your people—trained in the art of diplomacy and how to make decisions. You see no reason why you cannot govern your kingdom on your own, but your father has decrees that you should take a husband. Suitors have been sent from the different kingdoms surrounding your own, but you have no intention of choosing any of them. You’ll let them think they have a chance, squabbling amongst each other for your hand, but you’ll show them all that you are a force to be reckoned with and taken seriously. (Medieval!Knight!AU)

Chapter CW: Death of a parent, World Building. Nothing too serious beyond that.

Word Count: 837

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Once, you had believed the stories. You had been a little girl when your mother told you the story of how your kingdom came to be.

“The lands we rule, sweeting,” she had smiled, dimples creasing her cheeks, “were once the home of gods. Gods who ruled our people, and not too long after, they began to dwindle in numbers—marrying human spouses and producing children that little by little became just like the people they ruled. From these gods come the noble families of Maverick. The blood of the old gods still run through their veins.”

You listened with rapt attention as she wove stories into the air, just as she wove and embroidered the tapestries that hung the halls of the palace you called home. You watched as your mother, the queen, walked the halls with her head held high and each step taken in grace. You’d heard whispers from the courtesans and servants that your mother was a nymph from the sea past the cliffs who’d fallen in love with your father. She left her home in the sea to live by his side, a noble queen for a powerful kingdom.

Once, you had believed in love. You watched the soft gazes your mother gave your father, the way the crinkles around his eyes would smooth as his eyes landed on her, a small smile pulling at the corner of his lips. You watched as they danced, laughter echoing the room as they gazed adoringly at each other, seemingly unaware of those around them. You dreamed of a love like that, of what your future love would look like. Would your husband be handsome? Strong? Would he look to you for guidance as your father did with your mother?

Once, you believed in happy endings. Your mother spoke of the great heroes who conquered the reigning evil, the monsters falling where the hero’s sword pierced their heart. She spoke of the women who aided the hero in his quest, reminding you that without the knowledge of women, the hero was doomed to fail.

“It’s their strength,” your mother had said one day, “that keeps a kingdom from falling apart during hard times and a people humble during the good.”

You stared at her with curious eyes, not quite understanding her meaning. She smiled at you, and you took a step towards her, stopping as the room began to spin. Your mother let out a shocked cry, lurching to catch you as you fell. Her hand felt cool as it cradled your face, and you let out a quiet whimper as she instructed her lady-in-waiting to fetch a doctor.

You don’t remember how long you were sick for, but it felt like years as the fever ravaged your tiny body, your muscles aching as your lungs struggled with each breath. Through it all, your mother never left your side, her worried eyes never letting you out of her sight as she held you in her arms. You vaguely remember your father coming and going, hushed whispers exchanged with your mother as his own worry seemed to age him. You awoke one day, fever having broken, to the rays of sun brushing against your face. Your sickness seemingly cured, your nursemaids called after you as you raced down the halls to find your mother, but it was too late. Your mother was buried only days later, on a hill overlooking the sea from which she had come.

Your father’s eyes seemed dull after that, often staring at nothing as he lost himself in thought. It was a while before he smiled again, and even then it never quite met his eyes. You did your best as his only child, throwing yourself into your studies once you were old enough to understand what was expected—no, needed—of you. You learned the art of diplomacy, studied law and battle strategy, all while learning how to conduct yourself as a proper lady within court. Your father’s courtiers and advisors insisted you reside yourself to playing the part of the helpless princess, doomed to be married off to the highest bidder or whomever would make the most advantageous match.

“You must think of the man that will replace you, my king,” Aldred, one of the oldest advisors, had murmured to him one day. You had been walking past the throne room when you heard their conversation, and it had made your blood boil. Why should a man sit upon your father’s throne? You were his blood, his only child and heir. You were more than capable of ruling the kingdom as his daughter. It wasn’t right, and you would make them see that. You didn’t need to sell yourself to the nearest man in order for the kingdom to remain great and prosperous, no.

Once, you had believed the stories. Once, you had believed in love. Once, you had believed in happy endings. Now, you were grown, and you would carve your own path. One that did not require you to submit.

A/N: Well, we're off! Friendly reminder that I don't do taglists (please quit asking). You can, however, follow my sideblog: @arcanevagabond-library and turn on post notifications to be alerted about when I update! You can also find my fics cross posted on AO3 under arcane_vagabond.

[charlie-lottie]

CTF & CTM & CTA & CTN

CTF — is a flag for intersex who are close to female.

CTM — flag for intersex who are close to male.

CTA — flag for intersex who are close to androgyny.

CTN — flag for intersex who are close to neutral.

КТФ — флаг для интерсекс, которые близкоги к женскому.

КТМ — флаг для интерсекс, которые близкоги к мужскому.

КТА — флаг для интерсекс, которые близкоги к андрогиности.

КТН — флаг для интерсекс, которые близкоги к нейтральности.

Mentions / Tags: @radiomogai @acronym-chaos @imoga-pride

[yourfaveisintersex]

Gabriel from ULTRAKILL is intersex and transmasculine AFAB CTN (link) using he/it pronouns, and his variation is unidentified!

Requested by @z1ish

Intersex flag-only and popular transmasc flag edits under the cut!

[hiromusicarts-blog]

ctn #3    KENT紙 / アクリル    B4     2002年

ctn = 即興画のシリーズ。2002年〜2003年にかけて。