No One Actually Believes That Cis Is A Slur, Here’s Why They Pretend To — Katy Montgomeriekatymontgomerie.comexternal-link UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( @UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) M LGBTQ+ • 1 year ago message-square67arrow-up1277
arrow-up1277external-linkNo One Actually Believes That Cis Is A Slur, Here’s Why They Pretend To — Katy Montgomeriekatymontgomerie.com UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( @UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) M LGBTQ+ • 1 year ago message-square67
minus-square FlowerTree ( @FlowerTree@pawb.social ) linkfedilink14•1 year agoTo be fair, “cis” comes from latin which means “on the same side of,” in contrast to “trans” which means “on the other side of.” Why use that instead of non-trans? I don’t know, but yeah, I don’t think the word is a slur.
minus-square Soki ( @Soki@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink10•edit-21 year agoIt’s not an eiher/or. E.g. non-trans could also be non-binary. So cis is more specific and leads to more inclusive language and thinking.
To be fair, “cis” comes from latin which means “on the same side of,” in contrast to “trans” which means “on the other side of.”
Why use that instead of non-trans? I don’t know, but yeah, I don’t think the word is a slur.
It’s not an eiher/or. E.g. non-trans could also be non-binary. So cis is more specific and leads to more inclusive language and thinking.