[Magdalen] cisgender???

[Michael Canning]

This is what I found ... the word was first used in an essay in 1995 by
German sexologist <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexology> Volkmar Sigusch
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkmar_Sigusch>.
*Cisgender* has its origin in the Latin
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin>-derived prefix *cis
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cis->-*, meaning "on this side of", which
is an antonym for the Latin-derived prefix *trans-
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trans->,* meaning "across from" or "on the
other side of". This usage can be seen in the cis–trans distinction
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cis%E2%80%93trans_isomerism> in chemistry,
the cis–trans or complementation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complementation_(genetics)> test in
genetics, in Ciscaucasia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciscaucasia> (from
the Russian perspective) and in the ancient Roman term Cisalpine Gaul
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisalpine_Gaul> (i.e., "Gaul
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaul> on this side of the Alps
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps>"). In the case of gender, *cis-* is
used to refer to the alignment of gender identity with assigned sex.[5]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender#cite_note-MW-5>

On 14 June 2016 at 12:38, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Trans is across, over there (translate, transatlantic, transparent,
> transmogrify)
>
> Cis is NOT over there, but here. On this side.0
> cistern? words fail, actually.
>
> On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ok, it's the opposite of trans, but what is that in English?
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 12:56 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > If you spoke Latin (!)
> > > it's the opposite of trans.
> > >
> > > Not a term I'm comfortable with yet, but then I'm not a Latin speaker.
> > > -M
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Okay, someone here will know the answer to this. I know that this
> term
> > > > refers to folks who don't fall into any of the LGBTQ categories, but
> > what
> > > > on earth does cis stand for, and where did it come from?  I've only
> > > started
> > > > seeing it since all the restroom controversy...
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Grace Cangialosi
> > > > Ruckersville, VA
> > > >
> > > > *“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us
> > > > guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” -
> Dietrich
> > > > Bonhoeffer*
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Grace Cangialosi
> > Ruckersville, VA
> >
> > *“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. God will not hold us
> > guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” - Dietrich
> > Bonhoeffer*
> >
>



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Blessings, peace and strength,
Michael+