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Cisgender
Cisgender (IPA: /ˈsɪsdʒɛndə˞/) is an adjective used in the context of gender issues and counselling to refer to a type of gender identity formed by a match between an individual's biological sex and t...
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adj form of cisgender The 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.
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cisgender - 1 definition - Not [transgender], that is, having a gender identity or gender role that society considers appropriate for the sex one w...
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Predictably - as the comments demonstrate - several radical feminists came in to deny that they’re transphobic, to defend the site “Questioning Transgender,” to explain that cisgender privilege doesn’t exist. I mainly want to address the argument that cisgender privilege doesn’t exist.
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This list is intended for those who are interested in considering how their privilege as a cisgender (non-trans) person affects their lives, and how that makes their experiences in the world substantially different from transgender, it is intended to show the reader how ze benefits from being cisgender.
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According to Donna Lynn Matthews, the term "cisgender" was first coined by Carl Buijs, a transsexual man, in 1995 (source: http://cydathria.com/ms_donna/tg_def.html ). "Cissexual" probably came from that, in reference to "transgender" vs. I learned the words "cissexual," "cissexist," and "cisgender,"
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Cisgender is an adjective used in the context of gender issues and counselling to refer to a type of gender identity formed by a match between an individual's biological sex and the behavior or role considered appropriate for one's sex. Cisgender exists in contrast to transgender on the gender spectrum.
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HistoryCisgender was probably named by Carl Buijs , a Transsexual man from the Netherlands , in 1995. Along with the less commonly used term cissexual, the idea of cisgender originated as a way to shift the focus off of a marginalized group, by defining not only the Minority group but also the Majority . This is based upon...
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A selection of articles related to Cisgender - History A Wisdom Archive on Cisgender - History...
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