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Cisgender
(adj)
Cisgender (or “cis” for short) is an adjective that refers to individuals whose gender identity that align with their sex assigned at birth (Source).
Example: Someone who was assigned female at birth (AFAB) and whose gender identity is woman.
Why it’s important to know this: By having the language to describe cisgender, transgender, and nonbinary identities, we resist the assumption that everyone is cisgender, or the assumption that those who are not cisgender are “not normal.”
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