cisgender
Someone who identifies with their assigned gender at birth. That’s literally it, everyone chill out.
Example:
Zach is cisgender.
Zach is cisgender.
cisgendered
adj form of cisgenderThe opposite of transgendered, someone who is cisgendered has a gender identity that agrees with their societally recognized sex.Many transgender people prefer "cisgender" to "biological", "genetic", or "real" male or female because of the implications of those words. Using the term "biological female" or "genetic female" to describe cisgendered individuals excludes transgendered men, who also fit that description. To call a cisgendered woman a "real woman" is exclusive of transwomen, who are considered within their communities to be "real" women, also.Cisgender
Example:
I am perfectly comfortable identifying as the gender my parents put on my birth certificate. I am cisgender.
I am perfectly comfortable identifying as the gender my parents put on my birth certificate. I am cisgender.
Cisgender
cisgender
Cisgender (often abbreviated to simply cis) is a term for people whose experiences of their own gender agree with the sex they were assigned at birth. Cisgender may also be defined as those who have "a gender identity or perform a gender role society considers appropriate for one's sex."
Example:
Many also noticed a shift in their friendships after they transitioned, with some struggling to make friends with cisgender men, unsure of the social cues of male friendship.
Many also noticed a shift in their friendships after they transitioned, with some struggling to make friends with cisgender men, unsure of the social cues of male friendship.
cisgender
A derogatory term used to refer to straight men and women by non binary people and their allies as an attempt to detract from the simple fact that straight is the default setting.
Example:
Lesbian comedian: Any cisgendered men here tonight?
Straight man: yo
Lesbian comedian: Well shut the fuck up.
Lesbian comedian: Any cisgendered men here tonight?
Straight man: yo
Lesbian comedian: Well shut the fuck up.
Cisgender
cisgender
Cisgender ( abbreviated to cis)
an unnecessary and sometimes derogatory term that is synonymous with normal and used to label people who do not deviate from gender norms. Such as females who identify as female and males who identify as male.
an unnecessary and sometimes derogatory term that is synonymous with normal and used to label people who do not deviate from gender norms. Such as females who identify as female and males who identify as male.
Example:
Why can't cis women recognize how they experience privilege by being cisgender? (an actual quote)
Calling me a cis man or cisgender man is the same as calling me a man and in most of the world, they will look at you strangely if you self-identify as cisgender.
Why can't cis women recognize how they experience privilege by being cisgender? (an actual quote)
Calling me a cis man or cisgender man is the same as calling me a man and in most of the world, they will look at you strangely if you self-identify as cisgender.
Cisgender
Example:
Person: Oh hey are you trans? I’m normal btw.
Trans Person: YOU CUNT ITS CISGENDER HOE DARE YOU
Person: Oh hey are you trans? I’m normal btw.
Trans Person: YOU CUNT ITS CISGENDER HOE DARE YOU
cisgender
Not transgender, that is, having a gender identity or gender role that society considers appropriate for the sex one was assigned at birth. The prefix cis- is pronounced like "sis".