cisgender
correspondence between a person's gender identity and the sex assigned to them at birth
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Summary
cisgender is a gender identity[1]. cisgender ranks in the top 9% of gender identity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,837 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: gender[3], person[4], gender modality[5]
- Commons category: Cisgender[6]
- Said to be the same as: cisidentity[7]
- Opposite of: transgender[8], transidentity[9]
- Described by source: Red Blue Translator[10]
- Different from: Cis[11], endosex[12], heterosexuality[13]
- Hashtag: cisgender[14]
- Named by: Dana Defosse[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki99/LGBT+[16]
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Influence
Things named for cisgender include cisnormativity[17], an assumption[18] and cisgenderism[19].
Why It Matters
cisgender has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] cisgender is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]
Entities named for cisgender include cisnormativity[17], an assumption[18] and cisgenderism[19].