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When people object to the terms "cis woman" and "cis man", they are expressing a rejection of this belief system. Please don't paint with such a broad brush.
by DoreenMichele 3y ago
When people object to the terms "cis woman" and "cis man", they are expressing a rejection of this belief system.
Please don't paint with such a broad brush.
I'm not a huge fan of the term "cis" and use it somewhat reluctantly because it's the term I know to be in use to make this distinction. I also was very supportive of a trans youth for about nine months some years back.
I'm not interested in debating this with you. But for the record, it's possible to not like the term and also not be someone who outright rejects the concept that some people have a biological identity that doesn't match the identity in their brain.
- gonet 3y agoInteresting, what are your reasons for being reluctant to use the term "cis"? I ask not to debate, but out of curiosity.
- DoreenMichele 3y agoI'm not a huge fan of labels. To me, it seems to add no real distinction. It is saying, basically, "What you thought the unmodified version of the following word meant before you learned some people feel that there is something very wrong with their life and it has to do with a mismatch between their body and their identity." I don't know what the solution is. I think the LGBTQ community sees high levels of trauma due to social rejection and abuse, often from people very close to them who are supposed to protect them, not hurt them, and I think this complicates working out solutions. But I think some of what gets done is probably not really in their best interest and it's hard to discuss that because any critique of current practices gets interpreted as "You are one of my enemies!"