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Cisgender.
8 years ago
So I just found out about the word cisgender. For those who don't know, a cisgender person is somebody whose gender identity and birth sex are the same. It might just be me, but cisgender seems redundant. I mean think about it. You have male, you have female. Then you have gender-fluidity and hermaphrodite/middlesex identity, then there's transgender, which I also don't think needs a word. I believe that if you identify as x gender, then you are x gender, and should be classified as such. With so many genetic mutations out there, is it so strange that a man ends up trapped in a woman's body, or a woman in a man's, someone who is equal-gender or no gender at alll? And I will say this, just because every time i say mutation, I get that one guy who says: hey don't call me a mutant! EVERYBODY IS A MUTANT. EVERY DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES US BEAUTIFUL IS A MUTATION IN OUR GENETIC CODE.
Yes, by the way, I know there is a huge amount of gray area I'm not covering, and I ask that I am forgiven for not mentioning every variation of gender and gender identity in this post.
Anyway, more to my point. Cisgender/transgender seems offensive to me, in the same way hetero/homosexual used to be. Seems like this is a word simply for outlining and ostracizing the many, many differences in humans. Why can't we just say "I'm a <your gender identity here>"? Like me. I'm a guy. I was born a guy, I will die a guy. However, I make it a point to identify a person as he/she/they according to THEIR IDENTITY, NOT THEIR BODY. I admit, I mess up a lot with gender fluidity and the singular "they" but that's just because it's confusing to me and awkward to use when I talk. I mean no offense by it, unless I'm trying to offend the person I'm addressing, but that's a little different. Point is, we don't need so many words, nor do we need a news flash every time somebody turns out to be transgender or gay or white and married to a black man (remember when THAT was newsworthy?). I have a word that fits well for everybody. It's an old word, and has been the most accurete definition of every person, no matter who they are.
That word is human.
Yes, by the way, I know there is a huge amount of gray area I'm not covering, and I ask that I am forgiven for not mentioning every variation of gender and gender identity in this post.
Anyway, more to my point. Cisgender/transgender seems offensive to me, in the same way hetero/homosexual used to be. Seems like this is a word simply for outlining and ostracizing the many, many differences in humans. Why can't we just say "I'm a <your gender identity here>"? Like me. I'm a guy. I was born a guy, I will die a guy. However, I make it a point to identify a person as he/she/they according to THEIR IDENTITY, NOT THEIR BODY. I admit, I mess up a lot with gender fluidity and the singular "they" but that's just because it's confusing to me and awkward to use when I talk. I mean no offense by it, unless I'm trying to offend the person I'm addressing, but that's a little different. Point is, we don't need so many words, nor do we need a news flash every time somebody turns out to be transgender or gay or white and married to a black man (remember when THAT was newsworthy?). I have a word that fits well for everybody. It's an old word, and has been the most accurete definition of every person, no matter who they are.
That word is human.
