trbs:

Avoid: transman, transwoman, trans-man, trans-woman, etc.
Instead, use: trans man, trans woman, etc.
Why?: The one-word “transwoman” and hyphenated “trans-woman” imply that trans is a gender different from woman. The space indicates that it’s an adjective describing a woman, such as “Asian man”…

You know what’s even more interesting than my previous reply on this topic is that earlier tonight I was at a meeting of five FTM folk that agreed that “an FTM” is not only OK, but better than “trans man” or “trans male” because the latter do not describe all of them as accurately as “FTM”—and as a noun.

I am not binary gendered myself, so I will not try to claim that I completely understand the experiences of binary gendered trans men.

However, I have spoken to many-a trans man who feel completely insulted when they are referred to as anything other than “man” or “trans man”. Even “FTM” as an adjective was insulting to them, because they felt that the “F” has no place in their identity at all.  “An FTM” ungendered them further, by claiming their gender is not “male”, but defined by their trans status.  Because of their very valid reasoning and emotions, I am very opposed to the use of “FTM” or “MTF”, especially as nouns.

Are you and your friends similarly insulted by the use of “trans man” to describe your identity?