AndyRM
Elder Goth
Cis is not a trans vocabulary word. Cis means ...
The prefix "cis-" comes from Latin, meaning "on this side" or "same side." It's often used in contrast to "trans-", which means "on the other side" or "across."
In different contexts, "cis-" has specific meanings:
- Chemistry: In molecular structures, "cis-" indicates that two atoms or groups are on the same side of a molecule, whereas "trans-" means they're on opposite sides.
- Gender: "Cisgender" refers to people whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth, contrasting with "transgender", where identity differs from assigned sex.
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Beat me to it.
It's a prefix that people seem to get awfully upset about for some reason, bless their little snowflake socks.