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This usage can be seen in the cis–trans distinction in chemistry, the cis and trans sides of the Golgi apparatus in cellular biology, the ancient Roman term Cisalpine Gaul (i.e. 'Gaul on this side of the Alps'), and Cisjordan (as distinguished from Transjordan). In cisgender, cis-describes the alignment of gender identity with assigned sex ...
It is systematic, and reflected in culture and the practices of legal authorities. Cisgenderism includes normative ideas about gender , which lead to the exclusion of intersex people and cultures with systems of gender different from the Western norm, and people who do not conform to the norms of cisgenderism are categorized as transgender and ...
Cisnormativity is present in the way cisgender people are referred to without qualification as "men" or "women", while trans individuals often are consistently referred to as trans men or women, regardless of context. That is, being cisgender is considered normal, while being trans requires clarification.
It’s probably impossible to pinpoint the origins of race to one time and place, but racism as we know it existed long before White settlers of European-descent enslaved Black Africans.
In an interview posted on Friday, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was asked if being a transgender woman makes you "any less of a real woman." Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie suggests trans women and cis women ...
"Snatched" is thought to have come from early '90s Black drag culture, where stage performers wore weaves and if their performances were good enough, it could "snatch" one's weave or socks off.
In feminist theory, heteropatriarchy (etymologically from heterosexual and patriarchy) or cisheteropatriarchy, is a social construct where (primarily) cisgender (same gender as identified at birth) and heterosexual males have authority over other cisgender males, females, and people with other sexual orientations and gender identities.
[1]: 59 [7] This highlights the idea that, while white women have historically based their movement on gaining equality for “all” women, they have continually forgotten Black women, who sit at the intersection of both race and gender oppression. The assumption that white women speak for all women and therefore experience all forms of gender ...