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katakowsj · 2794 days ago · link · · parent · post: It's the International Trans Day of Visibility. I'm Trans. Ask Me Almost Anything
What's the origin of the word cisgender? I've never heard it before. Is it likely I don't know it because I've never known, at least, clearly known, anyone that is trans?
coffeesp00ns · 2794 days ago · link ·
It's Latin. It's just the opposite of Trans. An example would be Cisalpine Gaul - The section of Gaul on the same side of the Alps as the Romans.
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coffeesp00ns · 2794 days ago · link ·
well, i think aplying cis- to -gender is newish, but really it's just the correct grammatical way to deal with it if we are going to call people who don't identify with their assigned gender "trans".