cishet
Not queer-identifying
Cishet combines cisgender and heterosexual—someone whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth and who is attracted to the opposite sex.
The term emerged from LGBTQ+ discourse to name what had been the unmarked default: As a cishet person, I'm still learning about these issues.
Sometimes used dismissively: typical cishet nonsense.
Not curved or crooked
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- allosexualExperiencing sexual attraction
- dyadicOf or involving two
- heteronormativePresuming universal straightness
Assumed universal straightness
- gender binaryStrict two-category sex classification
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- conformityAdherence to norms
- assumptionsUnproven things taken as true
stereotypes · patriarchy · monogamy · family values · marriage · gender roles · presumption · straightness
Not yet scrutinized
- invisibleCannot be seen
- centeredPlaced at midpoint
- normalizedAdjusted to standard measure
- representationDepiction or likeness
safety · acceptance · legal protection · workplace safety · housing security · passing
Supportive partner
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
- performativeDone for appearance's sake
- fragilityEase of breaking
centering · decentering · interrogating · queering · questioning · spectrum · label · terminology
straight
Not curved or crooked
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- allosexualExperiencing sexual attraction
- dyadicOf or involving two
heteronormativity
Assumed universal straightness
- gender binaryStrict two-category sex classification
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- conformityAdherence to norms
assumptions · stereotypes · patriarchy · monogamy · family values · marriage · gender roles · presumption · straightness · conventional
unexamined
Not yet scrutinized
- invisibleCannot be seen
- centeredPlaced at midpoint
- normalizedAdjusted to standard measure
representation · safety · acceptance · legal protection · workplace safety · housing security · passing
ally
Supportive partner
- allyshipActive support for marginalized
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
- performativeDone for appearance's sake
fragility · centering · decentering · interrogating · queering · questioning · spectrum · label · terminology · identity politics
cishettransgender
Gender differs from assignment
trans · nonbinary · non-binary · genderqueer · genderfluid