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| + | '''Cisgender''' is a term for someone who has a [[Gender Identity|gender identity]] that aligns with what they were [[Assigned sex|assigned at birth]]. The term was created for referring to "non-transgender" people without alienating [[Transgender|transgender]] people. For example, if the doctor announces a baby as being a girl, and she is fine with being a girl, then she is cisgender. |
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| − | '''Cisgender''' (pronounced [[Wikipedia:IPA for English|/ˈsɪsdʒɛndər/]]) is an adjective used in the context of gender issues and [[Counselling|counselling]] to refer to a class of [[Gender identities|gender identities]] formed by a match between an individual's gender identity and the [[Gender role|behavior or role considered appropriate for one's sex]].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[1]</sup> |
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| + | Cisgender may sometimes be referred to as cissexual (corresponding to [[transsexual]], not to be confused with a sexual orientation), or shortened to cis. |
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| − | Kristen Schilt and Laurel Westbrook defined "cisgender" as a label for "individuals who have a match between the gender they were assigned at birth, their bodies, and their personal identity", complementing "transgender".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1">[2]</sup> A more popular term is "[[Gender norm|gender normative]]".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[3]</sup> However, unlike "cisgender", this term suggests that there is a single, agreed-upon system of gender norms. |
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| − | There are many derivatives of the term in use including '''cismale''', '''cisfemale''', '''normal,''' and '''cissexual'''. |
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Revision as of 15:07, 20 November 2015
Cisgender is a term for someone who has a gender identity that aligns with what they were assigned at birth. The term was created for referring to "non-transgender" people without alienating transgender people. For example, if the doctor announces a baby as being a girl, and she is fine with being a girl, then she is cisgender.
Cisgender may sometimes be referred to as cissexual (corresponding to transsexual, not to be confused with a sexual orientation), or shortened to cis.