cisgender
Assigned sex matching
Cisgender describes a person whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth—the opposite of transgender.
Someone born female who identifies as a woman is cisgender.
The term emerged in academic and LGBTQ discourse in the 1990s and has since entered mainstream use, often shortened to cis: cis women, cis men.
Some find the label unnecessary or objectionable, preferring to see it as the unmarked default.
Given as duty
- birthComing into the world
- sexReproductive category or act
- natalRelating to delivery
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
binary · self-identification · authenticity · pronouns · man · woman · male · female
Gender differs from assignment
- transPrefix for across
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
- queerUnusual or non-normative
transitioning · agender · bigender · two-spirit · intersex · ally · pride · community
Exclusive right or benefit
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
awareness · terminology · representation · visibility · heteronormativity · oppression · marginalization · centering
Gene-bearing nuclear structures
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
XY · physiology · genetics · reproductive · puberty · endocrinology · gonads · genitalia
assigned
Given as duty
biological · binary · self-identification · authenticity · pronouns · man · woman · male · female · privilege
transgender
Gender differs from assignment
- transPrefix for across
- nonbinaryOutside male-female categories
- genderqueerOutside the two-category system
queer · transitioning · agender · bigender · two-spirit · intersex · ally · pride · community · spectrum
privilege
Exclusive right or benefit
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
bias · awareness · terminology · representation · visibility · heteronormativity · oppression · marginalization · centering · erasure
chromosomes
Gene-bearing nuclear structures
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
XY · anatomy · physiology · genetics · reproductive · puberty · endocrinology · gonads · genitalia · phenotype
- gendermale, female, masculine, feminine, man
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- gender identitiesmale, female, man, woman, men
- identitiesalter ego, persona, sexuality, alias, ethnicity
cisgendertransgender
Gender differs from assignment
trans · non-cisgender · transsexual · transgendered · genderqueer