What are cis and trans alternate types of? I don’t think it’s “gender identity” because wouldn’t that just be man, woman or nonbinary regardless of whether they’re cis or trans? Cis/trans just being a qualifier?

If the answer is “I am cis” or “I am trans”, what is the question?

Edit: Someone came up with the term “gender congruity” and (after looking up the definition of “congruity”) I think this describes what I’m talking about perfectly.

  • irkli@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m male, I look in the mirror and see a man, I’m fine being a man. I’m gay, I’ve pondered ‘but what if I was a woman’? My body, clothing, etc. … Nahh, that’s not me. I’m cisgendered.

    ‘cis’ means, metaphorically, ‘same side’. cis- is a prefix used in other disciplines, and was first used in 1914. It’s not a ‘made up woke word’ like bigots claim.

    Also, all words are made up. We make language work for us, and it changes all the time. This is a feature not a bug.

    • joyjoy@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Also, all words are made up. We make language work for us, and it changes all the time.

      The French language standards committee would like to have a word.