A cisgender person is someone who is not transgender and can thus also be referred to as a non-transgender person.[1] It is often shortened to cis, which comes from the Latin prefix "cis-" meaning "on the same side of", making it an antonym of "trans-". Cisgender people have a gender identity that matches the gender or sex they were assigned at birth. Their gender expression or gender presentation may be gender non-conforming,[2][3] such as a femme man who was assigned male at birth.[3] The term "cisgender" should be used when referring to people's genders instead of inaccurate terms like "bio(logical)", "born", "genetic", "natal", or "real".[4] Not all cisgender people are cisgender heterosexual.
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- ↑ "Glossary of Terms - Transgender" by GLAAD on GLAAD Media Reference Guide - 11th Edition. (Archived on 2024-04-09)
- ↑ "Understanding Gender Identities" by The Trevor Project on <thetrevorproject.org>. Published 2021-08-23. (Archived on 2021-11-21)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gender Non-Conforming (GNC)" by The Trans Language Primer on The Trans Language Primer. (Archived on 2021-11-04)
- ↑ "Cisgender" by The Trans Language Primer on The Trans Language Primer. (Archived on 2021-11-02)