I hesitated to use the term, but it seemed to be shorthand for exactly what you just said, Sarah. At least that's how I meant it, and I didn't mean to suggest that it's scientific.
Lightbreather On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Sarah Stierch <sarah.stie...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not cis..and it was a term I only learned about a few years ago... > but, here's the Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender > > It means that someone identifies as the gender they were born with. So, if > you're born with female parts and you identify as a woman and it's totally > inline with who you are as said woman... you're cis. > > I think Lightbreather used it in the correct way. I'm not sure why it's an > insult. It's more like a scientific term, it seems, then a cultural > movement. > > But, I've learned by now I'm rather an epic fail at trying to use all of > these phrases properly. I blame being from Indiana. ;-) > > Sarah > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Katherine Casey < > fluffernutter.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> *"Also note many women consider "cis" to be an insult that eliminates >> womens experience as women, who've been identified as and identify as women >> from birth, and are happy and even proud to be women."* >> ...wha? >> >> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Carol Moore dc <carolmoor...@verizon.net >> > wrote: >> >>> On 1/16/2015 2:20 PM, LB wrote: >>> >>> Based on a discussion at the WikiProject Women IdeaLab talk page >>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:IdeaLab/WikiProject_Women#best_practice.3F>, >>> I have started a test Kaffeeklatsch >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lightbreather/Kaffeeklatsch> area >>> for women (cis, lesbian, transgender) only. Participation of interested >>> women would be welcome. >>> >>> Lightbreather >>> >>> Since "cis" means non-trans male or female, where's the woman only? >>> >>> Also note many women consider "cis" to be an insult that eliminates >>> womens experience as women, who've been identified as and identify as women >>> from birth, and are happy and even proud to be women. >>> >>> CM >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >>> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >>> visit: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > > -- > > Sarah Stierch > > ----- > > Diverse and engaging consulting for your organization. > > www.sarahstierch.com > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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