I'm not cis..and it was a term I only learned about a few years ago... but,
here's the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender

It means that someone identifies as the gender they were born with. So, if
you're born with female parts and you identify as a woman and it's totally
inline with who you are as said woman... you're cis.

I think Lightbreather used it in the correct way. I'm not sure why it's an
insult. It's more like a scientific term, it seems, then a cultural
movement.

But, I've learned by now I'm rather an epic fail at trying to use all of
these phrases properly. I blame being from Indiana.  ;-)

Sarah

On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Katherine Casey <
fluffernutter.w...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> *"Also note many women consider "cis" to be an insult that eliminates
> womens experience as women, who've been identified as and identify as women
> from birth, and are happy and even proud to be women."*
> ...wha?
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Carol Moore dc <carolmoor...@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>>  On 1/16/2015 2:20 PM, LB wrote:
>>
>> Based on a discussion at the WikiProject Women IdeaLab talk page
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IdeaLab/WikiProject_Women#best_practice.3F>,
>> I have started a test Kaffeeklatsch
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lightbreather/Kaffeeklatsch> area
>> for women (cis, lesbian, transgender) only. Participation of interested
>> women would be welcome.
>>
>>  Lightbreather
>>
>> Since "cis" means non-trans male or female, where's the woman only?
>>
>> Also note many women consider "cis" to be an insult that eliminates
>> womens experience as women, who've been identified as and identify as women
>> from birth, and are happy and even proud to be women.
>>
>> CM
>>
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