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  2. Cisgender - Wikipedia

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    Women's and gender studies scholar Mimi Marinucci writes that some consider the 'cisgender–transgender' binary distinction to be as dangerous or self-defeating as the masculine–feminine gender binary because it lumps people who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) together (over-simplistically, in her view) with a heteronormative ...

  3. Hijra (South Asia) - Wikipedia

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    Transgender activist A. Revathi became the first hijra to write about transgender issues and gender politics in Tamil. Her works have been translated into more than eight languages and act as primary resources on gender studies in Asia.

  4. What does it mean to be cisgender? Here's what to know - AOL

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    The word refers to a person who is not transgender (someone whose gender identity is different than the sex they were assigned at birth), and as such, “cisgender” is an antonym for the word ...

  5. Cisnormativity - Wikipedia

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    The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies cites as examples of cisnormativity in legislation laws mandating mental health diagnoses to receive gender-affirming treatments or to have one's gender legally recognized, and laws requiring a trans person to be sterilized before they can change their legal gender. [4]

  6. Trans woman - Wikipedia

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    Mela Habijan, the 2020 winner of the Miss Trans Global contest. Transgender women (often shortened to trans women) are women who were assigned male at birth.Trans women have a female gender identity and may experience gender dysphoria (distress brought upon by the discrepancy between a person's gender identity and their sex assigned at birth). [1]

  7. What does it mean to be transgender? - AOL

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    Oct. 8—For those who are transgender, it means they identify with a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth, says CP Hoffman of the National Center for Transgender Equality. "We ...

  8. Elon Musk sparks backlash by claiming the word ‘cis’ is a ...

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    Elon Musk has sparked backlash after claiming the word “cis” is a “heterosexual slur”. “The word ‘cis’ is a heterosexual slur. Shame on anyone who uses it,” he said in a post on X ...

  9. Transgender - Wikipedia

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    The word transgender acquired its modern umbrella term meaning in the 1990s. [31] Health-practitioner manuals, professional journalistic style guides, and LGBT advocacy groups advise the adoption by others of the name and pronouns identified by the person in question, including present references to the transgender person's past. [32] [33]