"Cisgender"?

[The Bodacious Soul Reaper]

I'm a full supporter of gays, am one myself, but I do get a bit annoyed with all these terms after awhile. I know there are many different people out there, but it confuses me. I understand gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, pansexual (not too much) and transgenders, but everything else I never understand.

Edit: But now a days theres a lot of terms for everything. Especially in the sciences, so I guess I'm jus' old fashioned and not the sharpest knife xD

 

[Shadow Ra Warrior]

Shadow Ra Warrior

lgtenos

That's where I'm confused too. I'm biologically a male, and I identify as a male. I also exhibit masculine behaviors and partake in many male-dominant activities. Does that make me cisgender too? eek

I guess (based on what I read from The Others eek ); I'll ask my co-worker tomorrow... eek eek

Guess the work here is done (Thank God xp )  

[SharpenedMoonlight]

So...basically the majority of the population is cisgender?  

[Shanna66]

SharpenedMoonlight

So...basically the majority of the population is cisgender?

yes  

[QueerxCore]

Cisgender = opposite of transgender  

[Hashtagihateit]

QueerxCore

Cisgender = opposite of transgender

 

[Blackrose_Knight]

I am biologically female. I have a vag and I identify with it. I present as feminine, and participate in generally "female" activities, but I am still a tomboy at heart. I am cisfemale. I also understand I am a lucky duck to have this and lend my aid and support my Privilege as Cis provides me in helping my noncis friends.  

[Toker Rockett]

Playboy Karasu Uchiha

Basically from what I understand is that cisgender is how someone feels about their gender on the inside matching the gender on the outside-Some who is a biological male and feels and identify as a male for example.

That is correct. We use this term to describe those people in society who are comfortable with their assigned sex/gender. smile

Taeryyn

From what I understand, I'm cisgender, because I was born male and identify as male. *shrug* Someone who isn't transgender, I guess? I wonder, does this include those who are genderqueer, as well?

No. People who are genderqueer do not fall under cisgendered. They are just genderqueer. As far it it goes:
Cisgendered
Transgendered
Transsexual
Genderqueer
Androgynous

Englishpatient

Cisgender is a descriptor for any person whose gender identity is part of the societally-enforced binary and 'matches' the sex usually assumed to 'go with' that gender identity. AKA a woman with ovaries, or a man with testicles. There is no real 'opposite' since gender is a spectrum, so the terms trans and cis (coming from organic chemistry) don't work, but are the most well known.

I believe that gender is a spectrum as well and if you think about it, so is sex. There are so many people who are born intersex that we know of and so many others that go their whole lives not knowing they are intersex. Biology loves variety but society doesn't. That's kinda the reason why we even need such terms. It's also a way for us to identify ourselves to our peers. Without these labels, humans tend to feel at a loss for what the other person is. That unknown causes us to feel very insecure.

I could go on and on about the gender continuum though. I actually do gender studies. smile  

[Taeryyn]

Gaga-Sexual

No. People who are genderqueer do not fall under cisgendered. They are just genderqueer. As far it it goes:
Cisgendered
Transgendered
Transsexual
Genderqueer
Androgynous

Thanks for the clarification. smile  

[Toker Rockett]

The Bodacious Soul Reaper

I'm a full supporter of gays, am one myself, but I do get a bit annoyed with all these terms after awhile. I know there are many different people out there, but it confuses me. I understand gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, pansexual (not too much) and transgenders, but everything else I never understand.

Edit: But now a days theres a lot of terms for everything. Especially in the sciences, so I guess I'm jus' old fashioned and not the sharpest knife xD

Pansexual isn't that hard to understand. A person who is pansexual isn't attracted to the person for their gender, they are attracted to them for who they are. We see past gender. In other words, what's in between your legs means nothing to someone like myself.

There are a lot of different terms for a lot of different things because nothing is clear cut. Gender itself is fluid as is sex. You may end up doing some things during your day that are considered masculine and you may end up doing things during your day that are considered feminine.

What's funny is that most so-called gender courses focus on the gender binary.. which is annoying. Anyway, if you were born a certain sex/gender, that was the sex/gender that was assigned to you at birth and you are perfectly okay being that sex/gender then you are cisgender. Most of the population is cisgender.  

[Toker Rockett]

Taeryyn

Gaga-Sexual

No. People who are genderqueer do not fall under cisgendered. They are just genderqueer. As far it it goes:
Cisgendered
Transgendered
Transsexual
Genderqueer
Androgynous

Thanks for the clarification. smile

No problem. smile There are more than just those (I'm sure) but those are the main ones that I can think of. 3nodding  

[The Bodacious Soul Reaper]

Gaga-Sexual

The Bodacious Soul Reaper

I'm a full supporter of gays, am one myself, but I do get a bit annoyed with all these terms after awhile. I know there are many different people out there, but it confuses me. I understand gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, pansexual (not too much) and transgenders, but everything else I never understand.

Edit: But now a days theres a lot of terms for everything. Especially in the sciences, so I guess I'm jus' old fashioned and not the sharpest knife xD

Pansexual isn't that hard to understand. A person who is pansexual isn't attracted to the person for their gender, they are attracted to them for who they are. We see past gender. In other words, what's in between your legs means nothing to someone like myself.

There are a lot of different terms for a lot of different things because nothing is clear cut. Gender itself is fluid as is sex. You may end up doing some things during your day that are considered masculine and you may end up doing things during your day that are considered feminine.

What's funny is that most so-called gender courses focus on the gender binary.. which is annoying. Anyway, if you were born a certain sex/gender, that was the sex/gender that was assigned to you at birth and you are perfectly okay being that sex/gender then you are cisgender. Most of the population is cisgender.

It's not that it is hard to understand, I simply miss the days of the simple. Nowadays there are so many names, versions, words, meanings, of everything. And as I am not the most intelligent person, it's hard for me to keep up with such words.
But in no way shape or form am I saying it is wrong to be cisgender or pansexual. I just have a hard time keeping up with names and such.

 

[Hiru Harada]

Well, all these terms for people's sexual identity are basically just behavioral observations. The way we act is split up into so many categories because everyone acts a little differently. The amount of terms may be considered excessive to some, but it does help us identify ourselves without having to go into great detail every time we tell someone. Saying "I'm a cisgender pansexual male" is easier than "I'm a dude who's into other dudes but acts like a dude still, and I'm kinda into chicks also, doesn't really matter." neutral