Someone who identifies with their assigned gender at birth. That’s literally it, everyone chill out.
Zach is cisgender.
by evilhorse November 27, 2019
Cisgender (often abbreviated to simply cis) is a term for people whose experiences of their own gender agree with the sex they were assigned at birth. Cisgender may also be defined as those who have "a gender identity or perform a gender role society considers appropriate for one's sex."
Many also noticed a shift in their friendships after they transitioned, with some struggling to make friends with cisgender men, unsure of the social cues of male friendship.
by CheshireRaptor May 17, 2016
A derogatory term used to refer to straight men and women by non binary people and their allies as an attempt to detract from the simple fact that straight is the default setting.
Lesbian comedian: Any cisgendered men here tonight?
Straight man: yo
Lesbian comedian: Well shut the fuck up.
Straight man: yo
Lesbian comedian: Well shut the fuck up.
by lamestllama March 7, 2021
Cisgender ( abbreviated to cis)
an unnecessary and sometimes derogatory term that is synonymous with normal and used to label people who do not deviate from gender norms. Such as females who identify as female and males who identify as male.
an unnecessary and sometimes derogatory term that is synonymous with normal and used to label people who do not deviate from gender norms. Such as females who identify as female and males who identify as male.
Why can't cis women recognize how they experience privilege by being cisgender? (an actual quote)
Calling me a cis man or cisgender man is the same as calling me a man and in most of the world, they will look at you strangely if you self-identify as cisgender.
Calling me a cis man or cisgender man is the same as calling me a man and in most of the world, they will look at you strangely if you self-identify as cisgender.
by TerranMan November 30, 2022
Not transgender, that is, having a gender identity or gender role that society considers appropriate for the sex one was assigned at birth. The prefix cis- is pronounced like "sis".
by freeyourmind July 26, 2004
Essentially the opposite of transgender; whereas transgender people are those whose gender and assigned sex at birth don't match up, cisgender people are those whose gender and assigned sex at birth are the same.
This definition really shouldn't be hard to understand if you've got a vague grasp of what the word transgender means, but despite this, some cisgender people are under the impression that it's a slur; explaining to these people that it's about as much of a slur as the word heterosexual doesn't do anything to change their mind on this subject, so you can just safely dismiss these people as not very bright.
This definition really shouldn't be hard to understand if you've got a vague grasp of what the word transgender means, but despite this, some cisgender people are under the impression that it's a slur; explaining to these people that it's about as much of a slur as the word heterosexual doesn't do anything to change their mind on this subject, so you can just safely dismiss these people as not very bright.
Jane is a cisgender woman; she was assigned female at birth, and identifies as female.
Sarah is a transgender woman; she was assigned male at birth, but identifies as female.
Bob is a cisgender man; he was assigned male at birth, and identifies as male. He objects to being called cisgender, stating: "I don't like that some tumblr tranny made up a term to describe me, it's insulting! I'm just normal!" He does not see the irony in objecting to cisgender but being perfectly a-ok with tranny, an actual slur.
Sarah is a transgender woman; she was assigned male at birth, but identifies as female.
Bob is a cisgender man; he was assigned male at birth, and identifies as male. He objects to being called cisgender, stating: "I don't like that some tumblr tranny made up a term to describe me, it's insulting! I'm just normal!" He does not see the irony in objecting to cisgender but being perfectly a-ok with tranny, an actual slur.
by perezhiltonisafuckingasshole September 21, 2013
Not a derogatory term at all as many transgender people use it to describe people they know and sometimes love.
Cisgender is a term for someone who has a gender identity that aligns with what they were assigned at birth. The term was created for referring to "non-transgender" people without alienating transgender people. Basically if you were born a woman and do womanly things and like to be referred to as a woman, then you are a cisgender. Not a bad thing.
Cisgender is a term for someone who has a gender identity that aligns with what they were assigned at birth. The term was created for referring to "non-transgender" people without alienating transgender people. Basically if you were born a woman and do womanly things and like to be referred to as a woman, then you are a cisgender. Not a bad thing.
I don’t feel my gender in my bones the way some people do—the way my wife, who’s a cisgender lesbian, describes feeling about her femaleness.
by CheshireRaptor April 18, 2016