Cistem
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɪstəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cistem is a noun meaning (LGBTQ, social sciences, neologism) A system or societal structure that privileges cisgender people and marginalizes transgender people.
Meaning
(LGBTQ, social sciences, neologism) A system or societal structure that privileges cisgender people and marginalizes transgender people.
Example Sentences
I can think of no better role model for a transgender individual, particularly one looking to tackle the "cistem" of health care.
It is this toilet cistem that served to cement the spatially constructed division between man and woman that is still present today.
Capital High’s school culture is seemingly accepting to the LGBTQIA+ population, yet it is also one saturated by a white heteropatriarchal cistem, and continued education and activism are required to combat this.
Word Forms
- cistems
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cister, cis-ter, cisprivilege, cis-supremacy, cishet, cisoid.
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