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Cisgender (often shortened to cis) is a term that refers to anyone whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at birth. This term applies to those who fully or more closely identify as their assigned sex while simultaneously rejecting the term transgender. The term cisgender is the opposite of the word transgender.[1]

Cisgender may sometimes be referred to as cissexual (opposite of transsexual, not to be confused with a sexual orientation).

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Flags

The cisgender flag was designed by FlagsforCisHets on an unknown date.

It is unknown who created the commonly-used and alternate cisgender flags

The second alternate cisgender flag was created by FANDOM user PalkiaHere on August 20, 2022. Flags for cisgender men and cisgender women were also made on the same day.[4]

The third alternate cisgender flag was designed by Fandom user The Tippottersons ! on April 26, 2023.[2]

A fourth cisgender flag was created by Fandom user AWeirdoWhoLovesAnimals on November 8, 2024.[3]

Etymology

Cis is not a slur. "Cis" comes from the Latin prefix meaning "on the same side", as in the cis-trans distinction in chemistry. The origin of the term in reference to gender is credited to Carl Buijs who proposed the term in 1995[5], and although the word had been used on the internet before 1995, Carl Buijs is the first recorded source to define the term. It's possible that the term was independently coined elsewhere.

References

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender?scrlybrkr=525d9f14
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Cisgender?commentId=4400000000000085970
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://gender.fandom.com/wiki/Cisgender?commentId=4400000000000109933
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://gender.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000117085
  5. ↑ http://cydathria.com/ms_donna/tg_def.html#cisgender

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