Whatever we want to that doesn't break WP policy or the klatsch's rules. I
envision it along the lines of the WikiProject Women proposal
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/WikiProject_Women#Project_idea>
at the IdeaLab.


Lightbreather

On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 3:06 PM, JJ Marr <[email protected]> wrote:

> What will be discussed in this Kaffeeklatsch area?
>  On Jan 16, 2015 4:56 PM, "Risker" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Whatever else "cis" is, it's not a scientific term.  It's a buzzword that
>> sounds scientific because it derives from the Latin, but in fact it's a
>> coined term that is not used in science.
>>
>> Risker/Anne
>>
>>
>>
>> On 16 January 2015 at 16:33, Sarah Stierch <[email protected]>
>> 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 <
>>> [email protected]> 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 <
>>>> [email protected]> 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
>>>>>
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