There have been multiple accounts created with the sole purpose of posting advertisement posts or replies containing unsolicited advertising.

Accounts which solely post advertisements, or persistently post them may be terminated.

IDew ,

Pardon my ignorance, but what does cis mean?

Hestia ,
@Hestia@hexbear.net avatar

Born as the gender you identify with.

DmMacniel ,
@DmMacniel@feddit.org avatar

Like Inside as the outside. Do you feel like a man and were born male, do you feel like a woman and were born female? Then you are cis. It’s the opposite of trans: inside not like the outside.

CaptainBlagbird ,
@CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world avatar

Ooh, thanks for the insight!
So does that mean one could be Cis and Gay for example? As in feeling like a man and born male, and also attracted to men?

HK65 ,

Yeah, pretty much. IIUC being trans does not have anything to do with terms for sexual attraction.

Question for the crowd who understands this better, a transwoman attracted to women is still termed a lesbian, right?

DmMacniel ,
@DmMacniel@feddit.org avatar

Yep. Gay transmen, Bi transpeople, Lesbian transwomen and every other sexual attraction paired with the queer spectrum.

Catoblepas ,

It’s short for cisgender, which is basically the opposite of transgender. Cis and trans are both Latin prefixes, meaning ‘same side of’ and ‘opposite side of.’

velox_vulnus ,

Wasn’t cis and trans isomerism a part of Chemistry from classes 9-12, or maybe it’s just stuff education system in some countries don’t teach? I’m genuinely curious if you were/were not taught this in your school days?

Maxy ,

“cis” and “trans” are prefixes denoting on what “side” something is. “cis” means “on this/our side”, while “trans” refers to “the other side”, for example:

  1. “Cisalpina” is how the Romans referred to their side of the Alps (modern day Italy), while “Transalpina” referred to land on the other side of the alps.
  2. There exist certain pairs of molecules with either a “cis” or “trans” prefix, depending on whether certain identical groups are on the same side or on opposite sides, respectively.

The modern use of “cis” and “trans” is generally about gender. A cisgender person is someone whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at birth, while a transgender person is someone for whom that doesn’t hold true.

In this meme, the person on the right is wearing a transgender flag for a shirt, and presumably offending the cisgender person on the left by calling them cis. The meme is making fun of the fact that some cisgender people consider “cis” an insult, when it really only is a neutral and non-offensive description.

HexesofVexes ,

The use of the word cis has its roots in an obscure Usenet group; it’s genesis (apparently) rooted in a desire for more inclusive language for trans folks (the notion that “gender” Vs “transgender” was too othering).

It hit Tumblr like a train in the 2010s, and became a symbolic phrase in trans counterculture. “Cisgender” was less than popular with non-trans people, as it robbed them of the illusion of normality and turned the word “gender” into a social trap.

It later found derogatory use in the phrase “cissy” (a counter for the popular derogatory term “tranny”).

It’s a fun word with an interesting history, and it has helped contribute to the wider acceptance of trans folks.

Beaver ,
@Beaver@lemmy.ca avatar

Cissy boy

rockSlayer ,

I think I’m missing something with “41” is it some kind of dog whistle?

Fuck_u_spez_ ,

41%, or the statistic of how many transgender people have attempted to commit suicide.

Sometimes used as a synonym for suicide.

www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=41

rockSlayer ,

Of course it’s something horrific like that. Fuck those people. 41 goes on my dog whistle list.

victorz ,

Would you share that list?

HK65 ,

I feel my life is happier not knowing or caring about their dog whistles. Is that harmful to others?

cyberpunk007 ,

What?

riquisimo ,

41?

littletranspunk ,

Cherry picked statistic of transgender suicide rate. They only look at that number, but never why that number is so high.

It’s almost like constant bullying has a major effect on people’s mental health

Kusimulkku ,

Man that number is high

stankmut ,

It’s also not the suicide rate. It’s either the has attempted suicide at least once in their life rate or the thought about it rate. Can’t quite remember which, but definitely not the suicide rate.

Kusimulkku ,

Even including attempts that’s high as shit. Thought about it, then it might not be that high, depending on how serious the thought have to be.

stankmut , (edited )

I’m fairly certain it’s attempts now that I’ve looked at it again. It’s been a long time since I’ve read breakdowns of the studies and what the numbers all mean. It wasn’t as simple as 41% of trans people attempt suicide. The numbers went down post transition and I don’t think suicide attempts had to be serious attempts to be counted (I think it’s worth nitpicking this).

Edit: Tried finding the survey the number comes from and got a bunch of different responses that are just confusing me more at this point. I’m probably done here, since researching suicide statistics isn’t a ton of fun.

Kusimulkku ,

That’s understandable

LodeMike ,

And if it is the suicide rate there’s no way it isn’t massively skewed by doing some fuckery about who is counted.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • [email protected]
  • random
  • lifeLocal
  • goranko
  • All magazines
    •