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katakowsj  ·  2553 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: It's the International Trans Day of Visibility. I'm Trans. Ask Me Almost Anything

What's the origin of the word cisgender? I've never heard it before. Is it likely I don't know it because I've never known, at least, clearly known, anyone that is trans?





coffeesp00ns  ·  2553 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's Latin. It's just the opposite of Trans. An example would be Cisalpine Gaul - The section of Gaul on the same side of the Alps as the Romans.

katakowsj  ·  2553 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow. Likely not a new term then, huh? Cool. Thanks for the info.

Devac  ·  2553 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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coffeesp00ns  ·  2553 days ago  ·  link  ·  

well, i think aplying cis- to -gender is newish, but really it's just the correct grammatical way to deal with it if we are going to call people who don't identify with their assigned gender "trans".