cisgenders
Identity matches birth
Cisgenders is a plural noun referring to people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth—the opposite of transgender.
The word is relatively recent, emerging from academic and activist contexts in the late twentieth century.
The study compared experiences of transgender and cisgender participants.
The singular cisgender functions as both noun and adjective.
Exclusive right or benefit
- majorityOver half of total
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
terminology · discourse · pronouns · representation · visibility · solidarity · understanding · education
Subject-specific vocabulary
- categorizationArranging into groups
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- heteronormativityAssumed universal straightness
scholarship · sociology · anthropology · psychology · research · framework · taxonomy · classification
privilege
Exclusive right or benefit
- majorityOver half of total
- alliesCooperative partners united together
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
inclusivity · terminology · discourse · pronouns · representation · visibility · solidarity · understanding · education · dialogue
terminology
Subject-specific vocabulary
- categorizationArranging into groups
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
heteronormativity · scholarship · sociology · anthropology · psychology · research · framework · taxonomy · classification · nomenclature
cis
On this side