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==Myth== | ==Myth== | ||
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* [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22I+am+not+cisgender "I am not cisgender"] | * [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22I+am+not+cisgender "I am not cisgender"] | ||
==Reality== | ==Reality== | ||
| − | "Cis-" is a Latin suffix meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans", which means "the space beyond" | + | "Cis-" [[issuepedia:cis-|is a Latin suffix]] meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of". In this context, it is short for {{l/ip|cisgender}}, which simply means someone whose gender identity matches their apparent sex – their sex and gender are "on the same side". |
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | ===reference=== | ||
* Issuepedia: {{l/ip|cis-}}, {{l/ip|cisgender}} | * Issuepedia: {{l/ip|cis-}}, {{l/ip|cisgender}} | ||
| + | ===further reading=== | ||
| + | * '''2015-01-15''' [https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/being-called-cis-is-not-oppressive/ 6 Reasons Why Being Called a Cis Person Is Not 'Oppressive'] | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
Revision as of 01:08, 3 August 2020
| Myth: 'Cis[gender]' is a derogatory term. |
Myth
Examples
- "I'm sick of being called a transphobe for refusing to accept the word Cis or to share intimate spaces with male-bodied people."[1]
- "Don’t call me a Cis-Woman because you are a man pretending to be one."[2]
Web searches:
Reality
"Cis-" is a Latin suffix meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of". In this context, it is short for cisgender, which simply means someone whose gender identity matches their apparent sex – their sex and gender are "on the same side".
Links
reference
further reading
Footnotes
- ↑ private communication with Woozle via Twitter
- ↑ 2019-09-13 shatta_ute@Twitter