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cis person

Or cis-person,

noun

  1. a person who is cisgender or cissexual.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cis person1

First recorded in 2010–15
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Example Sentences

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That can be very dangerous when it's written by a cis person, and I've seen it go down very badly.

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Normally, I take issue when something written by a cis person is hyper-focused on trans surgeries.

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The efforts to make someone else's gender identity relevant to a cis person's life are laughable in the level of stretching.

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For many procedures, insurance requires letters from two mental health professionals to endorse a client’s preparedness for treatment before they reimburse — even if those treatments, such as a mastectomy or hysterectomy, do not require the same for a cis person seeking them.

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Now, with a “Transparent” stage musical being created in Los Angeles, its creator, Joey Soloway, vowed in an interview: “No trans person should be played by a cis person. Zero tolerance.”

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