To add, cisgender is not that new of a word, it’s been around since the 90s in English. Using the term “biological male/female” is an immidate red flag as it carries with it the insinuation that trans identities are not ligitimate; you could just say “not trans.” Hence the heavy use by right wingers and bigots.
I think a lot of people don’t. The word ‘cis’ seems to have been invented because some people object to the term biologically-female or biologically-male, but that’s generally what it means.
pack_of_racoons@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Thank you for your response.
will_steal_your_username@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Specifically transhobes prefer saying biological this and that rather than use a trans persons gender identity as a way to purposefully invalidate them
Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Cis and trans have existed since Rome was a thing
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
So has the french language but it still isn’t going to adequately convey the meaning of biological sex to most Americans.
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
No, French did not exist at the same time as the Roman Empire.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Thank you for that information. I hope you have a pleasant weekend.