UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.orgM to LGBTQ+@beehaw.org · 3 年前No One Actually Believes That Cis Is A Slur, Here’s Why They Pretend To — Katy Montgomeriekatymontgomerie.comexternal-linkmessage-square52linkfedilinkarrow-up1155
arrow-up1155external-linkNo One Actually Believes That Cis Is A Slur, Here’s Why They Pretend To — Katy Montgomeriekatymontgomerie.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.orgM to LGBTQ+@beehaw.org · 3 年前message-square52linkfedilink
minus-squareFlowerTree@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 年前To be fair, “cis” comes from latin which means “on the same side of,” in contrast to “trans” which means “on the other side of.” Why use that instead of non-trans? I don’t know, but yeah, I don’t think the word is a slur.
minus-squareSoki@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-23 年前It’s not an eiher/or. E.g. non-trans could also be non-binary. So cis is more specific and leads to more inclusive language and thinking.
To be fair, “cis” comes from latin which means “on the same side of,” in contrast to “trans” which means “on the other side of.”
Why use that instead of non-trans? I don’t know, but yeah, I don’t think the word is a slur.
It’s not an eiher/or. E.g. non-trans could also be non-binary. So cis is more specific and leads to more inclusive language and thinking.