Cisgender

Quick meaning: Cisgender is an adjective meaning Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.

Meaning

Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.

More Meanings

1. A cisgender person.

Example Sentences

Is there a place for heterosexual cisgenders in Africa's queer movement?

To uphold the inequality that we choose to engage in, we regularly present the myth that trans people are deviant or a danger to cisgender people.

Gender assumed many roles in this pandemic. Cisgender men were more likely to die from the virus, which seemed to be about inherent vulnerabilities of those with XY chromosomes.

As trans people, we have many cisgender allies—those who show their support for the concerns, needs, and rights of trans people, even though they may not personally face the same issues.

Word Forms

• cisgenders

Synonyms for cisgender

Depending on context, synonyms include cisgendered, nontrans, nontransgender.

Antonyms for cisgender

Common opposites include non-cisgender.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cisfeminine, cismasculine, genderic, transfeminine, genderal, gendered.

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