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Cisgender? Cissexual?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Perseus, Feb 23, 2014.

  1. Perseus

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    Lately, I've been hearing about this term a lot. Can anyone please explain what it is and what are it's differences between the other terms?

    All the definitions that I've found on the internet have been contradicting each other...
    -"Cisgender means that your gender expression matches what is typically associated with your physical sex"
    -"an adjective describing how someone can physically be male, but mentally is a natural girl, or vice versa"
    -"The opposite of transgendered, someone who is cisgendered has a gender identity that agrees with their societally recognised sex."
     
  2. BookDragon

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    So cis and trans are two sides of the same coin.

    I'm transgender, which means that my birth gender and my actual gender don't match. I was born male, but I'm female.

    You are cisgender, which means you were born male and you identify as male.

    The first and the last definitions you've found are fine, I don't know where you found the second one by that describes someone who is transgender!
     
  3. Perseus

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    Oh :slight_smile: okay thanks very much!