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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- Sarah Stierch ----- Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. www.sarahstierch.com
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