Cisgender
Cisgender means ‘not transgender’. So: you were born a boy, and you also feel like a boy. Or you were born a girl, and you feel like a girl too. This is not the case with transgender people. They do not feel (completely) at home with the sex they were born with. Cis and trans come from Latin. Cis means ‘on this side’, trans means ‘over it’ or ‘through it’. Cisgender says something about your gender and not about your sexuality. So you can be homosexual, bisexual as an example. Not everyone’s gender identity matches the sex they are assigned at birth. That’s called transgender.
Expression
Identity
attraction
Sex
What is cisgender?
When a baby is born, parents often receive congratulations for their new son or daughter. At that point, people assume that children with a penis are a boy. According to them, children with a vagina are girls. The label ‘girl’ or ‘boy’ you are given in this way at birth is called ‘the sex assigned at birth’. Do you feel that that label is right for you? Then you are probably cisgender. People for whom that label does not fit or does not fit at all sometimes call themselves transgender.
Cisgender doesn’t necessarily have to do with your appearance. Just like you can’t tell if they’re straight from a person’s face, you can’t always tell what a person’s gender identity is. Not even someone’s gender expression. Someone may not look like a typical girl to you, but they can feel that way. Not all cisgenders dress the way you might expect. Girls can be just as tough as guys without feeling less of a girl. Not all girls like skirts or makeup. Some guys do. That doesn’t automatically make them transgender. That makes them themselves.
cis and transgender
The prefix “cis” means same side. Therefore, the gender of a cisgender person is the same as the gender assigned at birth.
The prefix “trans” means opposite. Therefore, a transgender person has the opposite gender to the gender assigned at birth.
Or, as Khan explains, “A cisgender person is someone whose gender identity matches their gender at birth, whereas a transgender person is one whose gender identity or expression was assigned/assumed at birth. He’s a different person.”
In general, cisgender and transgender are viewed as a dichotomy. It is often assumed that someone must be one or the other. However, not everyone feels confirmed by both terms.
Cisgender and non-binary
“A non-binary person is someone whose gender doesn’t fit into the binomial form of ‘male’ and ‘female,’” Khan says.
Some non-binary people see their gender as existing between his two binary genders, while other non-binary people view their gender as existing entirely outside of their binary gender. then assume.
However, most people who are not binary do not identify with the term cisgender. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that nonbinary people are transgender. “People who aren’t binary are also transgender, and there are people who are transgender and not binary, but some people who aren’t binary don’t use the word transgender or anything like that,” Khan says.
Discover your gender
Expression
Identity
Attraction
Sex
Variations
Discover
Gender identity
The term ‘gender identity’ (also called ‘psychic identity’) refers to the inner gender experience of feeling man/boy, woman/girl, alternately or (neither) both. Gender identities are usually divided into two large groups: cisgender and transgender.
- Expression
- Identity
- attraction
- Sex
Have you ever questioned your gender identity?
As gender diversity becomes more visible, individuals have room to explore their gender experience. Cissexism and biases often challenge our preconceived notions. Realizing things can be different can be overwhelming, yet liberating. Gender exploration has no right or wrong feelings. We can question and rediscover gender at any age. It's a lifelong process of self-discovery. Gender is fluid and changes over time. There's no definitive guide or solution. Deliberate self-reflection reveals formative experiences and biases. Thinking allows space for discovery.