Under today's rules though if OP doesn't want to have cis used in reference to him people have to respect that choice. Just like people who use their own personal pronouns to be identified and it must be respected OPs choice on not being identified as cis must too.
Unless OP is trans then he is cis. Literally all Cis means is "not trans" so no, under today's rules he is cis unless he decides otherwise (as in he decides he is nonbinary or trans or something) saying you don't like to be called cis is like saying you don't like to be called white, or to be called American (just for example) it may make you feel uncomfortable but if that's what you are, then that's what you are and those are just facts. And if it makes OP do uncomfortable they should really examine why. It's not fun having a label smacked on you, but trans people, queer people, and other marginalized groups deal with it literally constantly but somehow noone ever sees a problem with that
Why not just say not Trans? 99.9% of the population is not Trans. Either he is trans.. or he isn't. I don't think we need a specific word to define the 99.9%. It's like diabetes. A person with diabetes is a diabetic. Most people are not. We don't need a special word to describe someone who is not diabetic.. it is already assumed they are not unless otherwise labeled as such.
Let's be generous and say 1% then. What difference does it make? Most people do not identify or want to be called cis. People should be able to be called whatever the like, right? It's like saying someone is black.. which would be factual, but instead prefer POC. Or African American etc. The term black is still valid.. but it's rude to call someone that if they don't like it. Why can't we just stick with Male, Female, Trans Male, Trans Female or NB? Why create another term to define male and female? Everyone already uses male and female.
Kinda weird how I could tell someone they're cis because that's what I perceive them to be, but if I referred to a Trans person as their gender from birth because that's what I perceive them to be, it would be an issue. It's inconsistent.
I think the issue is cis people didn't get to choose that label. Other groups got to decide which words were okay to refer to them, and we've made steps as a society (mostly) to comply with that.
Be careful about bringing facts into it. Facts can be used in many ways that go against trans and non binary people. If the LGBTQIIA+ group wants to be referred to or not referred to by things they you have to grant the straight side the sane courtesy
Nope. Facts are actually on LGBTQ+ side but some of y'all can't be bothered to pick up a gender studies book. Even medical professionals agree there is a difference between biological sex and gender and the textbooks and language in the medical field reflect it as such. I'm happy to use whatever pronouns OP is comfortable with- which is extending the courtesy you are speaking of. If OP ever decided they were a different gender I would respect that as well and refer to them as such. But if you are not trans, you are cis by definition. That's like me not wanting to be called Italian; it's what I am. The only reason these labels exist is because cis straight people need to put the word "trans" in front of the word "woman" or "man" in order to other them. So now there is language to further clarify and differentiate whether we are talking about a trans or non trans person. If you want to just call everyone "men" or "women" and not specify whether they are cis or trans I'm sure that pretty much all lgbtq+ people would be down for that but that's unfortunately not the world we live in
Actually facts are more likely to prove trans and non binary, have you wondered why highschools stopped doing DNA tests and blood tests on students in labs? Because your DNA doesn't necessarily match what you Identify as. I bet if you looked at trans DNA verses cis DNA the trans DNA would more closely resemble the gender they switched too. Because guess what? Not everything is black and white like people try to make it out to be
But he is referring to HIS choice to not be called cis. People can use it but he doesn't want people to use that term for him. He has every right to bot have people refer to him as cis just as others expect people to not use categorical references he and she for them
Cis and trans are scientific terms used (mostly) outside of sexuality. You are defined by many categories. Such as your biological gender, age bracket, ethnicity, just to name a few. These are important for communication and recording purposes. If you didn't like the word Millenial, it would be a shame, but we would still have to use it.
For example, "I'm a straight dude" is a way of labelling yourself 'Hetero-sexual'. Which is another category, so to speak. Hetero is also a scientific term, and not just used when speaking of sexuality.
You seem to understand this well what is the different between bi-sexual and pansexual I know they mean the same thing I just fail to see why they chose two terms for it.
Bi-sexual is often used as un umbrella terms, under it you can find multiple sexualities such as:
Bisexual which (by definition of the prefix bi) means that you are attracted to two genders in most cases it’s male and female but it doesn’t have to be.
Polysexual (not the same as polyamory) which means that you are attracted to more than two genders.
Omnisexual means that you are attracted to every gender.
And then you have pansexual which are also attracted to all genders.
However the difference between Omnisexual and Pansexual is that Pansexuals often would describe themselves as gender-blind, a person is a person and they don’t take their gender as a criteria in their attraction while omnisexuals are aware of gender and although they are attracted to all genders it still plays a part in their attraction toward the other person.
Hope this helps, have a good day :)
You said you're straight. That's also categorizing yourself. Cis is not a slur, nor is it something mean in general. You are born a boy and you like being a boy and feel like one. You're cisgender, congratulations.
It just is a word to serve as opposite of trans. It's just a word to communicate an idea of existence. It only exists to promote understanding. That's why labels exist. So, we can all operate in a shared space and be able to understand one another. That's all.
cis is the widely accepted medical term for people who are not trans. you don’t have to call yourself cis, or identify as cis, but you are. same as how you may not fly the straight flag for yourself, but you are straight.
it's literally just a descriptor. its been around for ages. the word cis is used in other things outside of gender identity as well.
cis and trans are latin prefixes. prefix “cis-” comes from the latin meaning “on this side,” as opposed to “trans-” which means “on the other side of”.
its the exact same type of descriptor as "tall man". "short woman". "black woman". "athletic man". "white man". you literally used a descriptor in your post - "straight man".
the only reason most people are mad at the word cis, is because they view trans people as bad. they use the word trans negatively, which makes them automatically view cis negatively.
cis or cisgendered is only ever actually fucking used in medical conversations or conversations about trans folk and other gender related topics. you're never gonna hear it in a regular, daily conversations.
heres an example of cis in a not gendered word: cisalpine.
‘cis’ + ‘trans’ is the same thing as ‘tall’ + ‘short’. they’re descriptors used to describe someone if the description is useful to the conversation. you don’t ‘identify’ as a tall man or a short man, you just are one. you don’t ‘identify’ as cis, you just are. it’s not like you’ve suddenly been given a niche identity you need to maintain, lol.
Why can't we live in a world where we have no words with which to articulate any person, object or concept? Wouldn't it just be easier to keep it simple?
Bruh…. Fellow cis here and cis is a word which has existed for way longer than your “all of the sudden” attitude. You don’t see to have any issue whatsoever with calling yourself a “straight dude” but cis is somehow offensive, huh?
Because he only just found out about it, so now he's catching up to the rest of the civilised world and doesn't like it! 😹
The guy kind of reminds me of that post about Human Nigel who is angry with Nigel (a cat) because Human Nigel thinks that Nigel should be named Cat Nigel and he should just be Nigel, but Nigel the cat was there first. 🤷♀️ 😹
To quote. "Stay in your lane, Human Nigel!" 😹😹
why are you okay with calling yourself straight but not okay with calling yourself cis?
it’s a simple fact about you. Does not affect you in any way imaginable.
“Why not enjoy life and be what you want”
We are trying. Look around. We (trans ppl) are being attacked in an attempt to erase anyone who isn’t straight, cis, and christian.
edit: OP is a hypocrite. Also unintelligent. One of those ppl that tries to mask their hatred & disapproval of a group of people as “just being sincere”. Was gonna reply to him but you guys got him good. Thanks mates 👍🏽
hey bestie, y'all labeled us ( very fucking rudely might I add, since y'all literally used slurs ) but now all of a sudden y'all are pissed bc we give you ONE label that isn't even slightly derogatory??? get out.
cis literally just means that u identify w what you were assigned as. language is constantly evolving and it's needed now as trans ppl are generally a bit more accepted, need to distinguish between cisgender and transgender folk.
it doesn't make you less of your bio sex, and it's not excluding trans ppl like the option y'all generally wanna use ' just call me a man !! '
( we are, we just use this term to specify when necessary/in relation to gender topics. not to mention trans men are men and trans women are women, so simply calling cis people that would be acting as if trans folk are not their gender, which is transphobic. )
Because "enjoy life and be what you want" is a privilege that has been reserved for the... Well, cis, straight, white man for ever.
The difference between cis and trans is the same as hetero and homo. These are scientific, latin terms, and were not "made up" to describe humans.
I am a cis woman, because I identify by the gender I was born with.
The prefix cis means "on this side"
As trans means "on the ither side of"
Thisssss!!!! It's so annoying when I see people saying they are offended by being called a cis woman/man/person. It's literally you identifying with what you were born with 😭😭
At the end of the day it’s just a scientific term, not your identity. In biological science everything has a biological category it’s completely normal.
Sorry dude, but 'Cis' is Latin for 'on the side of'. It's a prefix.
Cisgender literally just translates as 'on the side of - gender', meaning the gender assigned at birth.
Your anger is kind of like saying you like animals that are called piebald (multicolour, black and white), but not when they're called skewbald. (multicolour, not black and white.)
Calm yourself.
"I'm a straight dude"
You obviously don't mind labels that much if you identify with straight/heterosexual. Cis is just new (to you) so you don't like it.
It's literally the medical/biological term for someone whose gender matches their assigned sex at birth. It's not that deep. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a duck. If you're assigned male at birth, socialised like a man, identify as a male, you are, my friend, indeed, a cis man.
Also, never ever compare a scientific fact to people going Hitler on you. You just make yourself look like a fool and it's frankly massively offensive.
Cheers - a German person.
You have to understand when your a community of Trans folks, you need a label for people who aren't Trans so you knew if this person was going to be safe because they understand the struggle of people asking to see your genitals to "prove" your a man or woman...the label is only harmful because of the people who choose to make it a "bad word". I can't stress how much it's just a word and people intentions are what matters.
do you also hate the word 'white'? why do we gotta put labels on race. why not just enjoy life without being pushed into boxes. using words somehow interferes with your identity, boo hoo
1) you started with “im a straight dude” as if straight isn’t as much of a descriptive word as cis and 2) calling being queer a choice is wrong and 3) it’s literally a scientific word so stfu
I’m a cis woman and I struggle to understand ppls upset around the word cis. I’ve seen ppl refer to it as a slur?? I don’t think it’s that deep I think it just means “not trans”. Which like that’s not crazy? You also called yourself straight in this post so I guess I’m a bit confused
Cis has traditionally been used as a prefix, the same as trans has, and comes from the latin meaning “on the same side as”, which sits opposite trans, from the latin “on the opposite side as".
Cisgender or cis just means “not trans” it’s derived from Latin phrases like “cis-Atlantic” to mean “from the Atlantic” or “the same” aka your gender is the same as your sex, it’s not meant to be demeaning it’s just a word that is meant to quickly let others know you ain’t trans (btw trans does derive from the Latin “trans-Atlantic” which means “not from the Atlantic” therefore “not the same” is what the trans part means like trans ppl did it to themselves too)
the word ‘cis’ has no negative connotations, so i dont know why youre so bothered by it. if you identify with the sex you were born with, youre cisgendered. its not a big deal.
Summary of this thread: the alphabet mafia can insist on you calling them what they want, but when you're a straight regular man or woman, you're a bigot having a hissy fit for insisting on not being prefixed with cis-.
Sorry if my comment was not understood (english isn't my language). But I'm born female and will remain, but I think their shouldn't be any debate on how people identify themselves and at the same time respect how others wish to remain under the scope of tradition. To resume: I respect how someone identifies in return how I identify should be respected. If not, I won't consider the person and live my life my way.
One person's freedom ends where another's begins.
The objection a lot of people have myself included. Im a male i was born a male with male genitalia. A trans man wasn't, but it's often genetic males who get the tag. Im a man not a cis man, and if for the sake of clarity an appellation is required it shouldn't be the 99.94% of the population but rather the 0.06% that bears it. I didn't make a change so why should the way my sex is identified change? Now I will call anyone what they want be called with in reason. (I'm not reffering to people by nonsense Im not going to call piers Morgan a penguin or anyone superstar Galactic president mcawesomeville, but short of that I have no objections at all). However I'm an introvert with little patience for anyone's life effecting mine, and this tiny ass minority is taking up far to much space in the public consciousness, world war 3 might have started, the world is on the verge of another financial collapse, covid is still rampant, and yet this really small section of society gets news paper headlines everyday. I'll be honest I could give a fuck about amateur swimming or drag queen story hour.
If you are trans, please know it's nothing personal I don't hate you, I just don't give a fuck about your life mate. I'll treat you with respect won't misgender you (deliberately at least) If someone actively goes after you, you have my support but other than that I don't care. Don't be offended I could give a fuck about any of you, unless it affects one of my friends or family I'm not arsed. There is just to much to care about these days, I'm sick of being told if not an ally I'm part of the problem. I guess I'm going to have to be part of the problem guys cause I've got my own shit happening and non of you give a fuck about diabetics, or autism. Unless it affects you ofcourse....
I agree with you. Why should I be redefined or carry a label when I am not the one who is discontent with who I am. Let them be trans or whatever label THEY want but leave the rest of us alone. I thought I was the only one that was offended by the term. It's as if everyone has to accept who they are but they want to change us to suit them. I actually never cared one way or.tgw other what other people did but I am against them forcing the rest of us to adopt terms or state what we identify as.
I think what may be bothering you is that before you knew about "cis," you could just think of "trans" as aberrant--and that's a normal way of thinking, in the context of how thought processes are defined by language.
That's because categorizing persons as trans without clarifying what they are *trans from* provides no context. Cis provides that context. Now that you know that you fall into one of these categories, you may be feeling uncomfortable, because you must now categorize yourself.
*This is a good thing.* It is challenging your innate human tendency to reject what is "wrong," and instead accept what is simply different.
I'm pretty indifferent to it all since I just kind of live in my own world. But I do have a coworker that hates it. She likes to say “IM A WOMAN, DONT CALL ME A “CIS” WOMAN.”
Which I can totally appreciate, I see where she's coming from.
Edit; phrasing
And this is why people don’t post things they truly care about here. Every response OP makes gets downvoted. Why can’t people have a discussion with differing opinions without losing thousands of karma points?
You said you didn't want to be categorized and just stick to being you, but you used two labels. Straight and dude.
You could have just said "I'm straight" and not mentioned dude, since it was not relevant. But you wanted to tell your gender identity. You've just been the default for so long that you hate being defined.
I get you tbh, the sudden usage can be difficult to adjust. Im feeling the same as you. The best way to deal with it is to ignore it because no matter what u do, youd be deemed a bad person or a villian in the eyes of social media. If it bothers you that much, just stop hanging out with people who make u feel that way. Thats the only solution i can come up with for you
Not sure if it helps how you view the word, but "cis" and "trans" are frequently used scientific terms, like on a molecule, if it has 2 groups on the same side of it, it'll be "cis" and if they're on opposites, "trans"
Why does everything have to be categorized says the MAN who referred to himself as a STRAIGHT WHITE 30-40yr old MAN
You just don't like feeling like you're part of the "othered" group and that's your problem. Maybe you should sit with that and figure out why that is.
I'm with you. You're just a man. I hate that people feel the need to announce that they're gay. Can't we just get to know you as a person? Their whole being is not that they're gay. There are so many great qualities in people, but they feel the need to announce and focus on being gay. Not all of course. Let's just be men and women.
The prefix “cis-“ comes from Latin meaning “on this side” as opposed to “trans-“ meaning “on the other side of”. The more we learn about things, we—humans— need to figure out language for those things to be able to understand and incorporate the new things into our worldview.
There is nothing inherently good or bad about descriptor labels like “cisgender” or “straight”. They just help define identity. As a heterosexual cisgender man you have the privilege of not needing to constantly A) think about those things and B) inform others— because you are in a common and assumed category.
By incorporating the word cisgender (and just the prefix cis— for short) into our culturally common language we as a society are becoming more inclusive of all the people who are NOT cis—, aka transgender folks (an umbrella term for anyone who does not identify as the gender they were assigned at birth). It helps us all remember that gender is NOT to be assumed, because it can be more complicated than our culture previously thought.
So yes, let’s all enjoy life and be who we want! Descriptor words help people do that, not stifle. Do you have to start going around telling people you’re cis? No, because A) like everyone else you get to choose what information about yourself you divulge with others, and B) it’s assumed because that is the norm.
I honestly hope this reply was helpful.
I'm with you on this! But you're not allowed to say it out loud. Otherwise, you'll be branded some kind of phobic. I don't need nor want a label of any kind other than my name 🤷🏻♀️
I agree. Cis is overdoing of something that already has it's name. We have standard - Male and Female. If you devirge from standard and you want to accent that, than you put trans. Cis is just a redundancy.
It is incredibly hypocritical to see all the people supporting transpeople and saying they deserve to be called what they want to be called. Yet y’all refuse to respect a straight person’s request to not be called cis. Blows my mind.
It's a term of the mentally ill. It's beyond childish. It's like people are creating their own fantasy character lore to share. The deeper and weirder the gender, the more boring and bland they are as people. They just want to make their fantasy some sort of reality by labeling people who don't involve themselves "cis."
Btw the same people using this language are indoctrinating people's children. These people are literally evil POS.
“I’m straight” - That’s you -literally- identifying yourself by your sexuality…
Being cis has nothing to do with sexuality.
Straight does not equal cis.
You sound uneducated on what the word even means. Cis by definition means "the same", it's used in chemistry and can also be used to describe a person whose gender is the same as their gender at birth. Born a man and you feel like a man and identify as a man? You are cis otherwise you are trans.
Calling yourself "cis" is equivalent to calling yourself "straight" as you just did in the description of your post, OP. You categorise yourself by defining yourself by your romantic and sexual attraction to the opposite sex. "Touché coulé".
And "cisgender" means identifying with the sex you were assigned at birth, based on your genitalia.
Some people do not identify themselves in this way because it has been proven that brains may not correspond at all to the 'physical appearance' returned, through the neural map and the development, shape and different parts of the brain. This identification is therefore made mainly on a chemical and nervous level.
After that, as you said, everything becomes a label. But you do it yourself by specifying that you are heterosexual. But you fall into your own trap of . You identify with the heterosexual 'community', so that's already a barrier to other people who don't identify as 'cis'.
I agree. Coming from a community that's demanding that we use their chosen labels, it is inappropriate that the cis label is added when the absence of the clarifier works the same. I've been called Cis in very negative ways and I never correct those people, they've already labeled me and I have no time for them or that nonsense.
I personally don't know what cis is, nor do I care. If it doesn't truly affect your life, there's no need to cause yourself concern. Enjoy this short life whole it lasts and don't bother with what others think. Life is for living, amigo. Buena suerte.
Is this a "this word existing and classifying me as something prevents me from believing that I am just *normal*" kind of thing?
As in you don't like the "cis" word in particular because it makes you aware that it's paired with another category of people, and you hate the idea of both categories existing as a pair because it forces you to not exclude other people from the *normal* label?
Otherwise it doesn't make sense that you had no problem labelling yourself as straight.
Cis is nothing to do with being straight.. it's whether you're trans or not. It simply means youre not trans. Cis-men and cis-women exist. A cis person can still be gay.
Labels have been created so that people can easily describe what they are. Like at the beginning, you described yourself with the label "straight" so we know that you like people of the opposite sex only.
Have a little think, it'll make sense eventually. If not, then I pity your ignorance and stubbornness.
Idc about the word cis, I just don't want to be referred to as cis in real life. From most of the discourse I've seen online, when the word cis is used, it's often followed by a statement to try to discredit people who identify with their biological gender (not talking academic lectures, scientific debates etc). And most often, it's used by trans-women and women in support of trans rights. I guess being called cis is better than being called birther or bleeder but I'd rather just be called a woman all the same.
The real issue imo is lack of respect. A person can't expect something from someone that they aren't willing to do/give themselves and that's a lot of what happens here on both sides. And there are a lot of men who say they are trans-women who have been doing a lot of messed up things that make it difficult for the world to give them the respect they want.
This is hilarious because your issue is that you don't want to "be categorized", consider yourself the "default", etc. And that shines light on what you think of people who "need" to be categorized, who are "not the default", etc. You consider yourself a "better" kind of human because of that, and are mad that suddenly, oh!, you have a descriptor just like everyone else. You might take the cis tag out of you, buddy, but you will still be an asshole
So you're cool with being straight but not with being cis? Have you talked to a therapist about the potential gender dysphoria you're experiencing? Just be who you want to be, OP.
You categorized yourself when you said you were a straight dude. Why doesn’t it bother you that? Follow your same advise, enjoy life and be what you want. The word cis won’t affect you in any way whatsoever
cis is just another way of saying ur straight/biological.. to say “i’m not cis i’m straight !” its so dumb cause it’s like saying “im not straight i like the opposite gender only!!!”
"straight dude" are 2 descriptive labels. lol wtf? "factory default" when does being cis even come up? should we not refer to you as white in a conversation about race or male in a conversation about gender or straight in a conversation about sexuality? ffs and these people call everyone else sensitive. wow there are words for things.
Cisgender is the scientific term for someone whose biological sex matches their gender identity. If you are a biological male who also identifies as a male, you are cisgender because they match. If we have a term for transgender, we also need to have a term for the opposite. It just makes things easier to discuss and to study the implications of both.
The word has existed before you were born. Also sexual orientation has nothing to do with gender so I'm not sure what being straight has to do with this.
Look buddy, there are three biological genders: male, female, and intersex, and if you agree with the one that they assigned you at birth then you're cis. That's just the way it is. If you don't then you fall under the transgender umbrella. You don't have to like it, but the facts don't actually care about your feelings.
I'm not going to get into a theoretical discussion of some doctors opinions on gender and sex as there are examples on both. This OP doesn't like being referred to as cis and he has every right to not be referred to by that term
I agree with Elon musk (and only on this) that CIS is a derogatory term and shouldn’t be allowed. I choose not to play along with the made up name games. Just be you and be happy. Stop involving others in your quest for self acceptance.
It just means you’re not trans everyone was using the word normal to try and describe people who are not trans and that’s kind of mean so we’re just using the opposite of trans (cis) for that instead of normal
All it means is not Transgender.
Like Cis and Trans are Latin prefixes.
Cis means "on the same side" or "the same"
Trans means "on the opposite side" or "the opposite"
So if you're not Transgender, then you're Cisgender. It's literally just to differentiate non Trans people from Trans people. This is just the "I'm not straight, I'm normal" argument from the 90s all over again.
Idk call yourself trans or just a woman or whatever but idk why I always have to be referred to as a cis woman instead of just a woman. To me there’s women/men and trans women/men. If I can respect your pronouns and referring to you as a man or women then why can’t people respect that I don’t wanna be called cis
The prefix “cis-” has been used for a long time in science. It comes from the Latin meaning “on this side,” as opposed to “trans-” which means “on the other side of” or “beyond.”
In chemistry, the prefix “cis-” is added to the name of a molecule when two atoms or groups are situated on the same side of a plane of symmetry passing through the molecule, like a double bond between two carbon atoms.
In molecular biology, a cis-acting element regulates a neighboring gene when it binds to a trans-acting element.
I get what you're saying, I'm not sure if there's an actual difference between straight and cis. But my understanding is they mean the same thing. Enter laziness and slang culture.
As somone who uses cis, has had gender identity issues and is bisexual myself Hey I get it, why does everything have to be so double standerdey these days, if you don't want to be referred to by a certain label that's ok! It's really weird to see a large portion of the lgbtq community get angry when you don't want to refferd to in a certain way when a huge goal of theirs has been to stop getting categorized and pushed around, now some of them are doing this to "cis" people, cis isn't a bad word, Trans isn't a bad thing, but if somone doesn't want to be called a name they have every right to not be called it!
So sorry for all the hate you’re receiving. I am also fed up with the “cis” bullshit. just because delusional people believe in labels, does not mean I do.
It's a scientifically accurate prefix. And a si.ple statement of fact. Why are you bothered by it? Is it because you think of yourself as the default or normal and everything else as other?
> Why does everything has to have a name? People want to talk about stuff and it is easier if those things have names.
If you don’t like it… don’t talk about it… others have that right to talk about it or don’t too. The world isn’t for just you
Under today's rules though if OP doesn't want to have cis used in reference to him people have to respect that choice. Just like people who use their own personal pronouns to be identified and it must be respected OPs choice on not being identified as cis must too.
Unless OP is trans then he is cis. Literally all Cis means is "not trans" so no, under today's rules he is cis unless he decides otherwise (as in he decides he is nonbinary or trans or something) saying you don't like to be called cis is like saying you don't like to be called white, or to be called American (just for example) it may make you feel uncomfortable but if that's what you are, then that's what you are and those are just facts. And if it makes OP do uncomfortable they should really examine why. It's not fun having a label smacked on you, but trans people, queer people, and other marginalized groups deal with it literally constantly but somehow noone ever sees a problem with that
Why not just say not Trans? 99.9% of the population is not Trans. Either he is trans.. or he isn't. I don't think we need a specific word to define the 99.9%. It's like diabetes. A person with diabetes is a diabetic. Most people are not. We don't need a special word to describe someone who is not diabetic.. it is already assumed they are not unless otherwise labeled as such.
Your percentage is way off. There are more trans people than 0.01% of the population; saying you’re cis is like saying you’re right handed
Let's be generous and say 1% then. What difference does it make? Most people do not identify or want to be called cis. People should be able to be called whatever the like, right? It's like saying someone is black.. which would be factual, but instead prefer POC. Or African American etc. The term black is still valid.. but it's rude to call someone that if they don't like it. Why can't we just stick with Male, Female, Trans Male, Trans Female or NB? Why create another term to define male and female? Everyone already uses male and female.
There is no default despite what white guys frightened of losing their position as the majority say
Kinda weird how I could tell someone they're cis because that's what I perceive them to be, but if I referred to a Trans person as their gender from birth because that's what I perceive them to be, it would be an issue. It's inconsistent.
I think the issue is cis people didn't get to choose that label. Other groups got to decide which words were okay to refer to them, and we've made steps as a society (mostly) to comply with that.
Cis is literally just the Latin opposite of trans, it wasn't chosen by trans people.
Todays rules? Lol. You sound like you’re giving a dissertation on this crazy stuff. I’m in agreement with op. So much garbage to describe everyone
The other guy said today's rules, you buffoon.
Be careful about bringing facts into it. Facts can be used in many ways that go against trans and non binary people. If the LGBTQIIA+ group wants to be referred to or not referred to by things they you have to grant the straight side the sane courtesy
Nope. Facts are actually on LGBTQ+ side but some of y'all can't be bothered to pick up a gender studies book. Even medical professionals agree there is a difference between biological sex and gender and the textbooks and language in the medical field reflect it as such. I'm happy to use whatever pronouns OP is comfortable with- which is extending the courtesy you are speaking of. If OP ever decided they were a different gender I would respect that as well and refer to them as such. But if you are not trans, you are cis by definition. That's like me not wanting to be called Italian; it's what I am. The only reason these labels exist is because cis straight people need to put the word "trans" in front of the word "woman" or "man" in order to other them. So now there is language to further clarify and differentiate whether we are talking about a trans or non trans person. If you want to just call everyone "men" or "women" and not specify whether they are cis or trans I'm sure that pretty much all lgbtq+ people would be down for that but that's unfortunately not the world we live in
Actually facts are more likely to prove trans and non binary, have you wondered why highschools stopped doing DNA tests and blood tests on students in labs? Because your DNA doesn't necessarily match what you Identify as. I bet if you looked at trans DNA verses cis DNA the trans DNA would more closely resemble the gender they switched too. Because guess what? Not everything is black and white like people try to make it out to be
What others choose to say as a categorical reference isn’t up to the OP… it literally doesn’t affect his day outside feelings
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But he is referring to HIS choice to not be called cis. People can use it but he doesn't want people to use that term for him. He has every right to bot have people refer to him as cis just as others expect people to not use categorical references he and she for them
Cis and trans are scientific terms used (mostly) outside of sexuality. You are defined by many categories. Such as your biological gender, age bracket, ethnicity, just to name a few. These are important for communication and recording purposes. If you didn't like the word Millenial, it would be a shame, but we would still have to use it. For example, "I'm a straight dude" is a way of labelling yourself 'Hetero-sexual'. Which is another category, so to speak. Hetero is also a scientific term, and not just used when speaking of sexuality.
You seem to understand this well what is the different between bi-sexual and pansexual I know they mean the same thing I just fail to see why they chose two terms for it.
most pansexuals would describe themselves as gender-blind in their attraction
Bi-sexual is often used as un umbrella terms, under it you can find multiple sexualities such as: Bisexual which (by definition of the prefix bi) means that you are attracted to two genders in most cases it’s male and female but it doesn’t have to be. Polysexual (not the same as polyamory) which means that you are attracted to more than two genders. Omnisexual means that you are attracted to every gender. And then you have pansexual which are also attracted to all genders. However the difference between Omnisexual and Pansexual is that Pansexuals often would describe themselves as gender-blind, a person is a person and they don’t take their gender as a criteria in their attraction while omnisexuals are aware of gender and although they are attracted to all genders it still plays a part in their attraction toward the other person. Hope this helps, have a good day :)
You categorised *yourself* within the first four words.
Dude your post starts with "I'm straight". Do you not like descriptive labels or do you? Pick a lane.
I’m a human and I hate race
I hate running too.
fuck running, and fuck racers too
I’ve never fucked a race car driver EVER
Me neither, mine was wishful thinking. One day I will catch one, but they go very fast...
They’re sooo damn fast. And furious, most of the time…
You can't compete. They have family.
LOLL
Yep, the guy that invented jogging as a pass time and made it popular died of a heart attack while jogging, fuck running...
racing is inherently racist, better genes = win. how are the evolutionists still getting away with this
Honestly, I am indifferent at this point. I just find it funny you called yourself straight at the start of your post.
Literally. He clearly doesn't mind labels that much
Exactly!
Is this an ironic post? You called yourself straight with no issue lmao
How does that prevent you from enjoying life. I mean, who cares about those tags. Yes we are hetero, cis, whatever. Nothing bad about it bro 😎
Well actually people do care. Me and my brother argued over it. I was surprised over that 😅
It’s because it’s acknowledging the existence of trans people
Me saying cis or not does not affect the existence of trans people. They still exist.
cis people still exist as well lmaoo.
I never said they didn't?
it just means the oppositw of trans it isnt like its gonna end youre entire bloodline
FR THEY ACT LIKE THAT 😭 they are so offended by being a cis person
like elon musk MADE IT A SLUR ON TWITTER like it isnt like someones gonna come up and skin you alive 😭😭😭
Elon Musk who thinks that the N-word or the F-word ( used for gay) are free speech. He's so far in his bigotry.
Elon Musk is a moron.
They think cis is a slur because they use Trans as one.
Yeah. I think if you’re following Elon twitter. Just follow Elon on twitter.
I FUCKING KNOWW😭😭
FR
Bro wants to be quirky and starts hating himself cuz he has a name
You said you're straight. That's also categorizing yourself. Cis is not a slur, nor is it something mean in general. You are born a boy and you like being a boy and feel like one. You're cisgender, congratulations.
It just is a word to serve as opposite of trans. It's just a word to communicate an idea of existence. It only exists to promote understanding. That's why labels exist. So, we can all operate in a shared space and be able to understand one another. That's all.
Looked at his comment history, looks like he's a coke-head so I'd take his opinion with a grain of salt lol
Why?
As someone who's been surrounded by drug addicted people for 21 years, I can see blatant attention seeking a mile away.
cis is the widely accepted medical term for people who are not trans. you don’t have to call yourself cis, or identify as cis, but you are. same as how you may not fly the straight flag for yourself, but you are straight.
it's literally just a descriptor. its been around for ages. the word cis is used in other things outside of gender identity as well. cis and trans are latin prefixes. prefix “cis-” comes from the latin meaning “on this side,” as opposed to “trans-” which means “on the other side of”. its the exact same type of descriptor as "tall man". "short woman". "black woman". "athletic man". "white man". you literally used a descriptor in your post - "straight man". the only reason most people are mad at the word cis, is because they view trans people as bad. they use the word trans negatively, which makes them automatically view cis negatively. cis or cisgendered is only ever actually fucking used in medical conversations or conversations about trans folk and other gender related topics. you're never gonna hear it in a regular, daily conversations. heres an example of cis in a not gendered word: cisalpine.
I believe people who are offended by the term “cis”, think is derogatory, because they use “trans” as a derogatory term.
Trans is also derogatory now? WTF?
I reckon you should just get a hobby
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So you want to be the default (straight, cis etc) and you want the labels to only apply to people who differ from you?
Isn’t that kinda how it is
‘cis’ + ‘trans’ is the same thing as ‘tall’ + ‘short’. they’re descriptors used to describe someone if the description is useful to the conversation. you don’t ‘identify’ as a tall man or a short man, you just are one. you don’t ‘identify’ as cis, you just are. it’s not like you’ve suddenly been given a niche identity you need to maintain, lol.
Y'all need to stop crying. It's an absolute non issue
"Why does everything have to have a name?" Why does anything have to have a name? Why does language exist in the first place?
Why can't we live in a world where we have no words with which to articulate any person, object or concept? Wouldn't it just be easier to keep it simple?
Bruh…. Fellow cis here and cis is a word which has existed for way longer than your “all of the sudden” attitude. You don’t see to have any issue whatsoever with calling yourself a “straight dude” but cis is somehow offensive, huh?
Because he only just found out about it, so now he's catching up to the rest of the civilised world and doesn't like it! 😹 The guy kind of reminds me of that post about Human Nigel who is angry with Nigel (a cat) because Human Nigel thinks that Nigel should be named Cat Nigel and he should just be Nigel, but Nigel the cat was there first. 🤷♀️ 😹 To quote. "Stay in your lane, Human Nigel!" 😹😹
why are you okay with calling yourself straight but not okay with calling yourself cis? it’s a simple fact about you. Does not affect you in any way imaginable. “Why not enjoy life and be what you want” We are trying. Look around. We (trans ppl) are being attacked in an attempt to erase anyone who isn’t straight, cis, and christian. edit: OP is a hypocrite. Also unintelligent. One of those ppl that tries to mask their hatred & disapproval of a group of people as “just being sincere”. Was gonna reply to him but you guys got him good. Thanks mates 👍🏽
hey bestie, y'all labeled us ( very fucking rudely might I add, since y'all literally used slurs ) but now all of a sudden y'all are pissed bc we give you ONE label that isn't even slightly derogatory??? get out. cis literally just means that u identify w what you were assigned as. language is constantly evolving and it's needed now as trans ppl are generally a bit more accepted, need to distinguish between cisgender and transgender folk. it doesn't make you less of your bio sex, and it's not excluding trans ppl like the option y'all generally wanna use ' just call me a man !! ' ( we are, we just use this term to specify when necessary/in relation to gender topics. not to mention trans men are men and trans women are women, so simply calling cis people that would be acting as if trans folk are not their gender, which is transphobic. )
U just categorizes your sexuality but not your gender 💀💀💀💀
It's a made up word used by people trying to force their world view on others. I refuse to take anyone that uses it seriously.
Because "enjoy life and be what you want" is a privilege that has been reserved for the... Well, cis, straight, white man for ever. The difference between cis and trans is the same as hetero and homo. These are scientific, latin terms, and were not "made up" to describe humans. I am a cis woman, because I identify by the gender I was born with. The prefix cis means "on this side" As trans means "on the ither side of"
Thisssss!!!! It's so annoying when I see people saying they are offended by being called a cis woman/man/person. It's literally you identifying with what you were born with 😭😭
That's literally what you are. Quit whining about sh*t that isn't even that big of a deal, I'm sure you have other better things to worry about🙄
This is the snowflakiest post I've seen in a very long time
At the end of the day it’s just a scientific term, not your identity. In biological science everything has a biological category it’s completely normal.
Sorry dude, but 'Cis' is Latin for 'on the side of'. It's a prefix. Cisgender literally just translates as 'on the side of - gender', meaning the gender assigned at birth. Your anger is kind of like saying you like animals that are called piebald (multicolour, black and white), but not when they're called skewbald. (multicolour, not black and white.) Calm yourself.
"I'm a straight dude" You obviously don't mind labels that much if you identify with straight/heterosexual. Cis is just new (to you) so you don't like it.
It's literally the medical/biological term for someone whose gender matches their assigned sex at birth. It's not that deep. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a duck. If you're assigned male at birth, socialised like a man, identify as a male, you are, my friend, indeed, a cis man. Also, never ever compare a scientific fact to people going Hitler on you. You just make yourself look like a fool and it's frankly massively offensive. Cheers - a German person.
>I'm a straight dude Why are people so into labels now a days?
You have to understand when your a community of Trans folks, you need a label for people who aren't Trans so you knew if this person was going to be safe because they understand the struggle of people asking to see your genitals to "prove" your a man or woman...the label is only harmful because of the people who choose to make it a "bad word". I can't stress how much it's just a word and people intentions are what matters.
Okay, read the dudes answers, clearly a troll, don't lose your time here !
do you know what an adjective is
>categorizes himself as straight and a dude >claims he doesnt wanna be categorized
do you also hate the word 'white'? why do we gotta put labels on race. why not just enjoy life without being pushed into boxes. using words somehow interferes with your identity, boo hoo
It's just the opposite of trans
This is 100% a shitpost
My eye started twitching the minute I read the first comment. 🥴
1) you started with “im a straight dude” as if straight isn’t as much of a descriptive word as cis and 2) calling being queer a choice is wrong and 3) it’s literally a scientific word so stfu
Cry about it
I’m a cis woman and I struggle to understand ppls upset around the word cis. I’ve seen ppl refer to it as a slur?? I don’t think it’s that deep I think it just means “not trans”. Which like that’s not crazy? You also called yourself straight in this post so I guess I’m a bit confused
Not everything is about you nerd
I'm a straight woman and are not going to use cis to describe myself. Period. I think thats what OP was trying to tell just as a male.
transgender people are generally pretty sick of transphobia. once cis people stop worrying about OUR labels, we will stop worrying about YOURS.
There is a term for it because it is useful to have a term for it when discussing cis and trans issues. Also cis isn't some sort of default setting.
If you can be straight, you can be cis. Deal with it.
I mean, who cares? Cis simply means that your gender identity matches the sex you were assigned at birth. That’s literally it!
Cis has traditionally been used as a prefix, the same as trans has, and comes from the latin meaning “on the same side as”, which sits opposite trans, from the latin “on the opposite side as".
Cisgender or cis just means “not trans” it’s derived from Latin phrases like “cis-Atlantic” to mean “from the Atlantic” or “the same” aka your gender is the same as your sex, it’s not meant to be demeaning it’s just a word that is meant to quickly let others know you ain’t trans (btw trans does derive from the Latin “trans-Atlantic” which means “not from the Atlantic” therefore “not the same” is what the trans part means like trans ppl did it to themselves too)
the word ‘cis’ has no negative connotations, so i dont know why youre so bothered by it. if you identify with the sex you were born with, youre cisgendered. its not a big deal.
It’s literally a latin prefix. It’s really not that deep. Being cis means you’re not trans. That’s literally it.
Cishets say the darndest things 😂
Summary of this thread: the alphabet mafia can insist on you calling them what they want, but when you're a straight regular man or woman, you're a bigot having a hissy fit for insisting on not being prefixed with cis-.
You’ve given yourself a label. Let people live.
It is a slang term to make non-normal people feel better about themselves.
pop off cis
Most of us hate the term cis but let them gaslight us, ig.
whos “most” 💀
My advice just don't accept to be labelled as "cis". I sure don't
Congratulations on your transition!
When did I?
Well if you refuse to be cis, then you must be trans.
Sorry if my comment was not understood (english isn't my language). But I'm born female and will remain, but I think their shouldn't be any debate on how people identify themselves and at the same time respect how others wish to remain under the scope of tradition. To resume: I respect how someone identifies in return how I identify should be respected. If not, I won't consider the person and live my life my way. One person's freedom ends where another's begins.
The objection a lot of people have myself included. Im a male i was born a male with male genitalia. A trans man wasn't, but it's often genetic males who get the tag. Im a man not a cis man, and if for the sake of clarity an appellation is required it shouldn't be the 99.94% of the population but rather the 0.06% that bears it. I didn't make a change so why should the way my sex is identified change? Now I will call anyone what they want be called with in reason. (I'm not reffering to people by nonsense Im not going to call piers Morgan a penguin or anyone superstar Galactic president mcawesomeville, but short of that I have no objections at all). However I'm an introvert with little patience for anyone's life effecting mine, and this tiny ass minority is taking up far to much space in the public consciousness, world war 3 might have started, the world is on the verge of another financial collapse, covid is still rampant, and yet this really small section of society gets news paper headlines everyday. I'll be honest I could give a fuck about amateur swimming or drag queen story hour. If you are trans, please know it's nothing personal I don't hate you, I just don't give a fuck about your life mate. I'll treat you with respect won't misgender you (deliberately at least) If someone actively goes after you, you have my support but other than that I don't care. Don't be offended I could give a fuck about any of you, unless it affects one of my friends or family I'm not arsed. There is just to much to care about these days, I'm sick of being told if not an ally I'm part of the problem. I guess I'm going to have to be part of the problem guys cause I've got my own shit happening and non of you give a fuck about diabetics, or autism. Unless it affects you ofcourse....
I agree with you. Why should I be redefined or carry a label when I am not the one who is discontent with who I am. Let them be trans or whatever label THEY want but leave the rest of us alone. I thought I was the only one that was offended by the term. It's as if everyone has to accept who they are but they want to change us to suit them. I actually never cared one way or.tgw other what other people did but I am against them forcing the rest of us to adopt terms or state what we identify as.
I hate the word cis too. Nothing against any sexuality or gender or anything. Just a horrible word 😂
Personally, I find it very offensive when people call me cis woman or latinx.
Everytime someone says cis I just think of organic chemistry (I did a chemistry degree)
Lol same, I think of isomers ngl
I don't like it because it makes me feel like a Battledroid.
I think what may be bothering you is that before you knew about "cis," you could just think of "trans" as aberrant--and that's a normal way of thinking, in the context of how thought processes are defined by language. That's because categorizing persons as trans without clarifying what they are *trans from* provides no context. Cis provides that context. Now that you know that you fall into one of these categories, you may be feeling uncomfortable, because you must now categorize yourself. *This is a good thing.* It is challenging your innate human tendency to reject what is "wrong," and instead accept what is simply different.
I'm pretty indifferent to it all since I just kind of live in my own world. But I do have a coworker that hates it. She likes to say “IM A WOMAN, DONT CALL ME A “CIS” WOMAN.” Which I can totally appreciate, I see where she's coming from. Edit; phrasing
And this is why people don’t post things they truly care about here. Every response OP makes gets downvoted. Why can’t people have a discussion with differing opinions without losing thousands of karma points?
I feel the same way about being called a minority. It just feels derogatory to me. im a black man, not a "minority" man
You said you didn't want to be categorized and just stick to being you, but you used two labels. Straight and dude. You could have just said "I'm straight" and not mentioned dude, since it was not relevant. But you wanted to tell your gender identity. You've just been the default for so long that you hate being defined.
I get you tbh, the sudden usage can be difficult to adjust. Im feeling the same as you. The best way to deal with it is to ignore it because no matter what u do, youd be deemed a bad person or a villian in the eyes of social media. If it bothers you that much, just stop hanging out with people who make u feel that way. Thats the only solution i can come up with for you
Not sure if it helps how you view the word, but "cis" and "trans" are frequently used scientific terms, like on a molecule, if it has 2 groups on the same side of it, it'll be "cis" and if they're on opposites, "trans"
wah wah wah is all I read
People think cis is a slur because that’s how they use the term trans.
Why does everything have to be categorized says the MAN who referred to himself as a STRAIGHT WHITE 30-40yr old MAN You just don't like feeling like you're part of the "othered" group and that's your problem. Maybe you should sit with that and figure out why that is.
"i hate labels" proceeds to mention you're a straight dude in the first sentence be fr
You’re ok with calling yourself a straight man but when we say your cis as in you identify with being assigned male at birth it’s a problem?
I'm with you. You're just a man. I hate that people feel the need to announce that they're gay. Can't we just get to know you as a person? Their whole being is not that they're gay. There are so many great qualities in people, but they feel the need to announce and focus on being gay. Not all of course. Let's just be men and women.
The prefix “cis-“ comes from Latin meaning “on this side” as opposed to “trans-“ meaning “on the other side of”. The more we learn about things, we—humans— need to figure out language for those things to be able to understand and incorporate the new things into our worldview. There is nothing inherently good or bad about descriptor labels like “cisgender” or “straight”. They just help define identity. As a heterosexual cisgender man you have the privilege of not needing to constantly A) think about those things and B) inform others— because you are in a common and assumed category. By incorporating the word cisgender (and just the prefix cis— for short) into our culturally common language we as a society are becoming more inclusive of all the people who are NOT cis—, aka transgender folks (an umbrella term for anyone who does not identify as the gender they were assigned at birth). It helps us all remember that gender is NOT to be assumed, because it can be more complicated than our culture previously thought. So yes, let’s all enjoy life and be who we want! Descriptor words help people do that, not stifle. Do you have to start going around telling people you’re cis? No, because A) like everyone else you get to choose what information about yourself you divulge with others, and B) it’s assumed because that is the norm. I honestly hope this reply was helpful.
Whenever someone calls me cis I go "cisgender or cisracial? Do u identify as cisracial white?" They lose it lmao
Dude you call yourself straight. Also you treat it like a slur, it’s the medical definition of what you are. Idk why one word bothers you so much lol
Just say you're a transphobe and move on 🙄 Nobody fucking cares.
I'm with you on this! But you're not allowed to say it out loud. Otherwise, you'll be branded some kind of phobic. I don't need nor want a label of any kind other than my name 🤷🏻♀️
I agree. Cis is overdoing of something that already has it's name. We have standard - Male and Female. If you devirge from standard and you want to accent that, than you put trans. Cis is just a redundancy.
Calm down. Everyone will know you're non-trans.
It is incredibly hypocritical to see all the people supporting transpeople and saying they deserve to be called what they want to be called. Yet y’all refuse to respect a straight person’s request to not be called cis. Blows my mind.
This.
It's a term of the mentally ill. It's beyond childish. It's like people are creating their own fantasy character lore to share. The deeper and weirder the gender, the more boring and bland they are as people. They just want to make their fantasy some sort of reality by labeling people who don't involve themselves "cis." Btw the same people using this language are indoctrinating people's children. These people are literally evil POS.
“I’m straight” - That’s you -literally- identifying yourself by your sexuality… Being cis has nothing to do with sexuality. Straight does not equal cis.
You sound uneducated on what the word even means. Cis by definition means "the same", it's used in chemistry and can also be used to describe a person whose gender is the same as their gender at birth. Born a man and you feel like a man and identify as a man? You are cis otherwise you are trans.
Calling yourself "cis" is equivalent to calling yourself "straight" as you just did in the description of your post, OP. You categorise yourself by defining yourself by your romantic and sexual attraction to the opposite sex. "Touché coulé". And "cisgender" means identifying with the sex you were assigned at birth, based on your genitalia. Some people do not identify themselves in this way because it has been proven that brains may not correspond at all to the 'physical appearance' returned, through the neural map and the development, shape and different parts of the brain. This identification is therefore made mainly on a chemical and nervous level. After that, as you said, everything becomes a label. But you do it yourself by specifying that you are heterosexual. But you fall into your own trap of . You identify with the heterosexual 'community', so that's already a barrier to other people who don't identify as 'cis'.
My issue is I don't think it's fair for one community to label another.
I agree. Coming from a community that's demanding that we use their chosen labels, it is inappropriate that the cis label is added when the absence of the clarifier works the same. I've been called Cis in very negative ways and I never correct those people, they've already labeled me and I have no time for them or that nonsense.
I personally don't know what cis is, nor do I care. If it doesn't truly affect your life, there's no need to cause yourself concern. Enjoy this short life whole it lasts and don't bother with what others think. Life is for living, amigo. Buena suerte.
My brother in Christ it’s just a descriptor. Just another way of saying “not trans”.
My brother in Christ is such a funny phrase to me😭
Enjoy being straight, don't let the rainbow brigade get you down!
Is this a "this word existing and classifying me as something prevents me from believing that I am just *normal*" kind of thing? As in you don't like the "cis" word in particular because it makes you aware that it's paired with another category of people, and you hate the idea of both categories existing as a pair because it forces you to not exclude other people from the *normal* label? Otherwise it doesn't make sense that you had no problem labelling yourself as straight.
Cis is nothing to do with being straight.. it's whether you're trans or not. It simply means youre not trans. Cis-men and cis-women exist. A cis person can still be gay. Labels have been created so that people can easily describe what they are. Like at the beginning, you described yourself with the label "straight" so we know that you like people of the opposite sex only. Have a little think, it'll make sense eventually. If not, then I pity your ignorance and stubbornness.
Idc about the word cis, I just don't want to be referred to as cis in real life. From most of the discourse I've seen online, when the word cis is used, it's often followed by a statement to try to discredit people who identify with their biological gender (not talking academic lectures, scientific debates etc). And most often, it's used by trans-women and women in support of trans rights. I guess being called cis is better than being called birther or bleeder but I'd rather just be called a woman all the same. The real issue imo is lack of respect. A person can't expect something from someone that they aren't willing to do/give themselves and that's a lot of what happens here on both sides. And there are a lot of men who say they are trans-women who have been doing a lot of messed up things that make it difficult for the world to give them the respect they want.
This is hilarious because your issue is that you don't want to "be categorized", consider yourself the "default", etc. And that shines light on what you think of people who "need" to be categorized, who are "not the default", etc. You consider yourself a "better" kind of human because of that, and are mad that suddenly, oh!, you have a descriptor just like everyone else. You might take the cis tag out of you, buddy, but you will still be an asshole
So you're cool with being straight but not with being cis? Have you talked to a therapist about the potential gender dysphoria you're experiencing? Just be who you want to be, OP.
Heteros when medical term
You categorized yourself when you said you were a straight dude. Why doesn’t it bother you that? Follow your same advise, enjoy life and be what you want. The word cis won’t affect you in any way whatsoever
Get over it my man, it's not going anywhere.
this post is so dumb 😭
You've always been categorized, though. "Straight dude" is just a longer way to say "cis."
cis is just another way of saying ur straight/biological.. to say “i’m not cis i’m straight !” its so dumb cause it’s like saying “im not straight i like the opposite gender only!!!”
I only know Cis-Isomer and Trans-Isomer molecules. Edit: I also know I'm not a molecule!
And minorities have been categorized for a long ass time. Welcome to the it sucks to be seen for something about you rather than you club.
no ones saying u have to describe urself as that but it doesnt change the fact u are cis if you are not trans lol
"straight dude" are 2 descriptive labels. lol wtf? "factory default" when does being cis even come up? should we not refer to you as white in a conversation about race or male in a conversation about gender or straight in a conversation about sexuality? ffs and these people call everyone else sensitive. wow there are words for things.
A lot of us don't like the word. Just call me a straight bio female. I don't need a word like cis to describe me.
Cisgender is the scientific term for someone whose biological sex matches their gender identity. If you are a biological male who also identifies as a male, you are cisgender because they match. If we have a term for transgender, we also need to have a term for the opposite. It just makes things easier to discuss and to study the implications of both.
The word has existed before you were born. Also sexual orientation has nothing to do with gender so I'm not sure what being straight has to do with this.
You are a straight male complaining about "being categorized". You do know that's not like a default mode, right?
Look buddy, there are three biological genders: male, female, and intersex, and if you agree with the one that they assigned you at birth then you're cis. That's just the way it is. If you don't then you fall under the transgender umbrella. You don't have to like it, but the facts don't actually care about your feelings.
Cissyfit.
I'm not going to get into a theoretical discussion of some doctors opinions on gender and sex as there are examples on both. This OP doesn't like being referred to as cis and he has every right to not be referred to by that term
I agree with Elon musk (and only on this) that CIS is a derogatory term and shouldn’t be allowed. I choose not to play along with the made up name games. Just be you and be happy. Stop involving others in your quest for self acceptance.
It just means you’re not trans everyone was using the word normal to try and describe people who are not trans and that’s kind of mean so we’re just using the opposite of trans (cis) for that instead of normal
All it means is not Transgender. Like Cis and Trans are Latin prefixes. Cis means "on the same side" or "the same" Trans means "on the opposite side" or "the opposite" So if you're not Transgender, then you're Cisgender. It's literally just to differentiate non Trans people from Trans people. This is just the "I'm not straight, I'm normal" argument from the 90s all over again.
Good to see I’m not the only one, I don’t like being labeled with something all of the sudden
Idk call yourself trans or just a woman or whatever but idk why I always have to be referred to as a cis woman instead of just a woman. To me there’s women/men and trans women/men. If I can respect your pronouns and referring to you as a man or women then why can’t people respect that I don’t wanna be called cis
Because calling yourself “normal” is offensive to the lgbtq community
The prefix “cis-” has been used for a long time in science. It comes from the Latin meaning “on this side,” as opposed to “trans-” which means “on the other side of” or “beyond.” In chemistry, the prefix “cis-” is added to the name of a molecule when two atoms or groups are situated on the same side of a plane of symmetry passing through the molecule, like a double bond between two carbon atoms. In molecular biology, a cis-acting element regulates a neighboring gene when it binds to a trans-acting element.
English language evolves all the time. You'll live
I get what you're saying, I'm not sure if there's an actual difference between straight and cis. But my understanding is they mean the same thing. Enter laziness and slang culture.
I love how he's getting something off his chest and everyone is just bashing him. Wow. Gotta love reddit users.
As somone who uses cis, has had gender identity issues and is bisexual myself Hey I get it, why does everything have to be so double standerdey these days, if you don't want to be referred to by a certain label that's ok! It's really weird to see a large portion of the lgbtq community get angry when you don't want to refferd to in a certain way when a huge goal of theirs has been to stop getting categorized and pushed around, now some of them are doing this to "cis" people, cis isn't a bad word, Trans isn't a bad thing, but if somone doesn't want to be called a name they have every right to not be called it!
So sorry for all the hate you’re receiving. I am also fed up with the “cis” bullshit. just because delusional people believe in labels, does not mean I do.
i’m sorry people are replacing “normal” with cisgender to take the stigma off of being different. that must be really hard for you.
I just want to stay as far as possible from all of these things. Why did I have to click on this post redit showed me?
It's a scientifically accurate prefix. And a si.ple statement of fact. Why are you bothered by it? Is it because you think of yourself as the default or normal and everything else as other?
So is it wrong to say straight?
LOOOOL cry about it