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cisgender

or

[ sis-jen-der ]

adjective

  1. Also cisgendered. noting or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds with that person’s sex assigned at birth.


noun

  1. a person who is cisgender.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cisgender1

First recorded in 1990–95; cis- ( def 3 ) + gender 1none; modeled on transgender ( def )
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Example Sentences

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Studies have shown that trans teens are more likely to face assault with restricted bathroom access, and more cisgender women have reported harassment in public restrooms by those suspicious of their gender identity.

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“Even as OCR generally stopped investigating complaints from the public based on race or sex discrimination, it cherry-picked and, on its own initiative, began targeted investigations into purported discrimination against white and cisgender students,” the complaint alleges.

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Mowitz said that he's taken away a similar lesson from the current moment: Iowans, including cisgender allies, are strong in numbers and unrelenting in their fight against the attack on trans Americans' rights.

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An International Olympic Committee study conducted at the University of Brighton in England and published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that trans women consistently performed worse than cisgender women in tests measuring lower body strength, lung function and handgrip strength.

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It rejects the prevailing medical consensus without engaging with the basis for that consensus or weighing the relevant risks against the countervailing benefits established in the record … And it prevents both transgender and cisgender youth and adults from obtaining necessary medical care completely unrelated to gender-affirming care.

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