cisgender
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈsɪsˌdʒɛndər/
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cisgénero
- Your criterion that your partner be cisgender is your issue, not hers.
- cisgender men
- cisgender women
- cisgender heterosexual
You know, I think that cisgender actors don't take trans roles out of malice.
- You know, I think that cisgender actors don't take trans roles out of malice.
- Women in sports, both cisgender and trans, have had their bodies policed for years, for decades.
- And and many people say that trans women have advantages over normal women or cisgender women.
- If a cisgender woman is governor of a state, recent results suggest that she does quite a bit to promote the entry of women into office.
- And she introduced herself as a brand cisgender Muslim woman.
- I probably, but also then it becomes, well, you're still heterosexual cisgender.
Examples
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I am attracted primarily to women but have been attracted to cisgender males in the past.
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Plus the fact that focusing on cisgender women makes it easier.
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And she introduced herself as a brand cisgender Muslim woman.
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If a cisgender woman is governor of a state, recent results suggest that she does quite a bit to promote the entry of women into office.
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Women in sports, both cisgender and trans, have had their bodies policed for years, for decades.
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What steps can you take to address the inequitable representation of gay cisgender men in your community as leaders?
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Cisgender heterosexual women served as the reference group, as most of the existing ED literature largely focuses on them.
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You know, I think that cisgender actors don't take trans roles out of malice.
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"As a person who researches this topic, I know that the vast majority of sexual assaults are committed by cisgender, heterosexual men," she told Inside Higher Ed.
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As a cisgender individual, he felt at ease navigating societal norms without confronting gender dysphoria.
Synonyms
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7.0
Someone whose gender matches the sex they were given at birth
Antonyms
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5.9
Relating to people whose gender is different from the sex they were given at birth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cisgender comes from the prefix cis-, which means 'on this side' and is the opposite of trans- meaning 'across', as in transport. So, cisgender describes someone whose gender is on the same side as the sex they were assigned at birth.