cis person
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cis person
First recorded in 2010–15
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.
From Salon
Normally, I take issue when something written by a cis person is hyper-focused on trans surgeries.
From Salon
"It ends up done in a way that sensationalizes being a trans person, which isn't helpful because no trans person trying to get pregnant is going to see a cis person playing a trans person on TV and be able to relate," they said.
From Salon
Just the difficulty of navigating as a woman or a man, as a straight or gay person, as a trans or cis person, and then on top of that you have to navigate being a Black woman or being a Black trans woman, I think that’s why it can be so tiring and sapping for so many people.
From Seattle Times
But it’s not necessarily or inherently the case that, just because you used to understand yourself as a cis person and know you’ve realized you want to transition, everything that came before this new understanding was a lie, or fraudulent, or necessarily wrong.
From Slate
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