Pronounced "jen-DER BYE-nair-ee."
Related terms include gender essentialism, gender spectrum, nonbinary, and cissexism.
"Gender-segregated bathrooms with woman-in-a-dress and man-in-pants icons are a manifestation of gender binarism."
Gender binarism, or the gender binary, is the separation of males and females into two socially and biologically distinct categories that are viewed as opposite from one another and diametrically opposed. Gender binarism involves the assumption that all AMABs are inherently masculine and that all AFABs are inherently feminine. Gender binarism discourages the crossing and mixing of gender roles and gender identities. It reinforces gender-based stereotypes and devalues people with trans*, intersex, or nonbinary identities.
Gender binarism is hurtful to people in all spaces of the gender spectrum. By labeling and restricting certain interests, careers, and activities to "masculinity" or "femininity," it makes life unnecessarily difficult and restrictive to men as well as women. It can also be viewed as the driving force behind patriarchy and misogyny. People with nonbinary gender identity or gender expression may struggle with prejudice and persecution under a culture steeped in gender binarism.
The term "gender binary" became part of the mainstream feminist lexicon during the second wave feminist movement of the 1960s through 1980s, and has continued to be part of feminist and sociological discourse throughout the 21st century.
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Definition of "Ally"
Pronounced "AL-eye"
Related terms include cishet, oppression, erasure.
"As an ally to the LGBT+ community, I have chosen not to marry my opposite-sex partner until same-sex marriage is legalized."
Within the context of progressive culture, an ally is a person who is not a member of an oppressed group but who supports civil rights and social movements associated with that group. An ally acknowledges his or her position of relative privilege and uses that position to create change within the larger culture and society. Examples of acts of allyship include a sighted person writing image descriptions for a website, a cisgender man marching in a pro-choice rally, or a white person boycotting a business known for racial profiling.
The role of an ally within an oppressed community can be a point of some controversy. For example, Mia McKenzie of Black Girl Dangerous wrote a widely-circulated article criticizing self-identified allies for putting themselves in the spotlight at the expense of the people they claim to support, saying allyship is "not supposed to be about you. It's not supposed to be about your feelings. [...] It's supposed to be a way of living your life that doesn't reinforce the same oppressive behaviors you're claiming the be against."
The general consensus within oppressed communities is that a role of an ally is to listen to feedback and take their role seriously and humbly, never choosing to speak for, or over, oppressed minorities.
The term "ally" is much older than many terms used in the progressive community, first used in progressive culture with the birth of PFLAG, or Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, in 1973.
Related terms include cishet, oppression, erasure.
"As an ally to the LGBT+ community, I have chosen not to marry my opposite-sex partner until same-sex marriage is legalized."
Within the context of progressive culture, an ally is a person who is not a member of an oppressed group but who supports civil rights and social movements associated with that group. An ally acknowledges his or her position of relative privilege and uses that position to create change within the larger culture and society. Examples of acts of allyship include a sighted person writing image descriptions for a website, a cisgender man marching in a pro-choice rally, or a white person boycotting a business known for racial profiling.
The role of an ally within an oppressed community can be a point of some controversy. For example, Mia McKenzie of Black Girl Dangerous wrote a widely-circulated article criticizing self-identified allies for putting themselves in the spotlight at the expense of the people they claim to support, saying allyship is "not supposed to be about you. It's not supposed to be about your feelings. [...] It's supposed to be a way of living your life that doesn't reinforce the same oppressive behaviors you're claiming the be against."
The general consensus within oppressed communities is that a role of an ally is to listen to feedback and take their role seriously and humbly, never choosing to speak for, or over, oppressed minorities.
The term "ally" is much older than many terms used in the progressive community, first used in progressive culture with the birth of PFLAG, or Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, in 1973.
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Definition of "Cissexism"
Pronounced "sis-SEX-is-UM."
Related terms include cisgender, transphobia, transmisogyny, heterosexism and cisnormativity.
"My father made a lot of very cissexist remarks when he found out that my partner is transgender. "
Cissexism is the belief that transgender people are inherently inferior to cisgender people. It is frequently observed in both conservative anti-LGBT circles and in TERF communities. Cissexism may or may not be conscious or deliberate on part of the person expressing or feeling it. Examples of cissexist behaviors include dismissing transgenderism as a phase, mental illness, or cry for attention, or considering transgender people to be "freaks,"
delusional, or sexual deviants.
Cissexism is closely related to, but distinct from, transphobia and transmisogny. It differs from transphobia in that it is part of a system of oppression (comparable to racism, ageism, and sexism) whereas transphobia more specifically refers to a feeling of disgust or hatred (comparable to xenophobia and homophobia). The terms are, however, sometimes used interchangeably and tend to overlap significantly.
The term cissexism was first used in the late 1990s by transgender rights activists and has become increasingly popular as part of the social justice movement and online transgender and trans-inclusive culture.
Related terms include cisgender, transphobia, transmisogyny, heterosexism and cisnormativity.
"My father made a lot of very cissexist remarks when he found out that my partner is transgender. "
Cissexism is the belief that transgender people are inherently inferior to cisgender people. It is frequently observed in both conservative anti-LGBT circles and in TERF communities. Cissexism may or may not be conscious or deliberate on part of the person expressing or feeling it. Examples of cissexist behaviors include dismissing transgenderism as a phase, mental illness, or cry for attention, or considering transgender people to be "freaks,"
delusional, or sexual deviants.
Cissexism is closely related to, but distinct from, transphobia and transmisogny. It differs from transphobia in that it is part of a system of oppression (comparable to racism, ageism, and sexism) whereas transphobia more specifically refers to a feeling of disgust or hatred (comparable to xenophobia and homophobia). The terms are, however, sometimes used interchangeably and tend to overlap significantly.
The term cissexism was first used in the late 1990s by transgender rights activists and has become increasingly popular as part of the social justice movement and online transgender and trans-inclusive culture.
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Definition of "Cisnormativity"
Pronounced "sis-NOR-muh-TIV-ih-TEE."
Related terms include cisgender, heteronormativity, gender essentialism, and cissexism.
"The speaker said, 'All women need annual pap smears,' and while I appreciated the message, I could have done without the cisnormativity."
Cisnormativity is the assumption that all, or almost all, individuals are cisgender. Although transgender-identified people comprise a fairly small percentage of the human population, many trans* people and allies consider it to be offensive to presume that everyone is cisgender unless otherwise specified.
Examples of cisnormativity are closely linked to gender essentialism and may include statements like, "Men can not get pregnant." Although cisnormativity is rarely deliberate, it is almost always perceived as hurtful and offensive to the trans* community. At best, cisnormativity contributes to the erasure of trans* and nonbinary experiences. At worst, it is part of a deliberate and calculated system of oppression that includes institutionalized cissexism and transphobia.
The word cisnormativity was first used in the 2000s, but its first recorded academic use was in The Journal of the International AIDS Society in 2012. It is a combination of the prefix cis-, as in cisgender, and the suffix -normativity, as a complement to heteronormativity.
Related terms include cisgender, heteronormativity, gender essentialism, and cissexism.
"The speaker said, 'All women need annual pap smears,' and while I appreciated the message, I could have done without the cisnormativity."
Cisnormativity is the assumption that all, or almost all, individuals are cisgender. Although transgender-identified people comprise a fairly small percentage of the human population, many trans* people and allies consider it to be offensive to presume that everyone is cisgender unless otherwise specified.
Examples of cisnormativity are closely linked to gender essentialism and may include statements like, "Men can not get pregnant." Although cisnormativity is rarely deliberate, it is almost always perceived as hurtful and offensive to the trans* community. At best, cisnormativity contributes to the erasure of trans* and nonbinary experiences. At worst, it is part of a deliberate and calculated system of oppression that includes institutionalized cissexism and transphobia.
The word cisnormativity was first used in the 2000s, but its first recorded academic use was in The Journal of the International AIDS Society in 2012. It is a combination of the prefix cis-, as in cisgender, and the suffix -normativity, as a complement to heteronormativity.
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Definition of "Cishet"
Pronounced SIS-het.
Related terms include cisgender, cisnormativity, ally, and cissexism.
"Karen is a dedicated ally-- she's a cishet but goes to Pride every year to show support for her dads."
Cishet, used as both an adjective and a noun, describes a person who is both cisgender and heterosexual. A person is cishet if he or she is cisgender, meaning identifying with his or her assigned-at-birth gender, as well as heterosexual, or attracted exclusively to people of the opposite sex. Cishet individuals are not inherently part of the LGBT+ or queer community but may identify themselves as allies.
People who are cishet arguably form most of the human population. The common assumption that all or most people are cishet contributes to cisnormativity and heteronormativity. Most people who are cishet do not identify themselves as cishet because they have never had want or need of a specific label to describe their orientation and gender identity.
The use of "cishet" by the LGBT+ and feminist community has been a source of some controversy, It may be occasionally used in what are perceived as ad hominem or straw-man arguments when addressing cisgender heterosexuals, and this has led to many perceiving it as an insult. In gender, cishet is a shorthand descriptive term and not a slur.
First used in online communities in the 2000s, cishet is a portmanteau of cis-- as in cisgender, from the Latin cis-, meaning "this side of"-- and het-- as in heterosexual, meaning attracted to the opposite sex.
Related terms include cisgender, cisnormativity, ally, and cissexism.
"Karen is a dedicated ally-- she's a cishet but goes to Pride every year to show support for her dads."
Cishet, used as both an adjective and a noun, describes a person who is both cisgender and heterosexual. A person is cishet if he or she is cisgender, meaning identifying with his or her assigned-at-birth gender, as well as heterosexual, or attracted exclusively to people of the opposite sex. Cishet individuals are not inherently part of the LGBT+ or queer community but may identify themselves as allies.
People who are cishet arguably form most of the human population. The common assumption that all or most people are cishet contributes to cisnormativity and heteronormativity. Most people who are cishet do not identify themselves as cishet because they have never had want or need of a specific label to describe their orientation and gender identity.
The use of "cishet" by the LGBT+ and feminist community has been a source of some controversy, It may be occasionally used in what are perceived as ad hominem or straw-man arguments when addressing cisgender heterosexuals, and this has led to many perceiving it as an insult. In gender, cishet is a shorthand descriptive term and not a slur.
First used in online communities in the 2000s, cishet is a portmanteau of cis-- as in cisgender, from the Latin cis-, meaning "this side of"-- and het-- as in heterosexual, meaning attracted to the opposite sex.
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Definition of "Cisgender"
Pronounced SIS-jen-DER.
Related terms include cishet, cisnormativity, and cissexism.
"I'm am cisgender: although I'm a tomboy, I've been identified as a girl my whole life and I have always considered myself to be a woman."
Often shortened to "cis," cisgender is a term used frequently in the intersectional, feminist, LGBT+, and transgender communities. It is an adjective used to describe someone whose gender identity matches their body and the gender assigned to them at birth-- in other words, someone who is not transgender, nonbinary, or intersex. A cisgender person might be an AFAB who identifies as female or an AMAB who identifies as male.
Cisgender individuals are not necessarily people who express or embody only gender-typical or gender-stereotyped behaviors. A cisgender woman, for example, might have a masculine gender presentation (i.e. butch) but still identify herself as a woman. Likewise, AMABs who are gay, queer, bisexual, pansexual, effeminate, sissy, or atypically masculine are still cisgender men so long as they identify themselves as men.
The word cisgender was first used in 1995 in the peer-reviewed article "Transsexueller Wunsch und Zissexuelle Abwehr," or "Transsexual Wish and Cissexual Defense," by German sociologist Volkmar Sigusch. It was developed as a complement to transgender, since cis-, meaning "on this side of," is used in Latin as an antonym to "trans-, meaning across from."
Related terms include cishet, cisnormativity, and cissexism.
"I'm am cisgender: although I'm a tomboy, I've been identified as a girl my whole life and I have always considered myself to be a woman."
Often shortened to "cis," cisgender is a term used frequently in the intersectional, feminist, LGBT+, and transgender communities. It is an adjective used to describe someone whose gender identity matches their body and the gender assigned to them at birth-- in other words, someone who is not transgender, nonbinary, or intersex. A cisgender person might be an AFAB who identifies as female or an AMAB who identifies as male.
Cisgender individuals are not necessarily people who express or embody only gender-typical or gender-stereotyped behaviors. A cisgender woman, for example, might have a masculine gender presentation (i.e. butch) but still identify herself as a woman. Likewise, AMABs who are gay, queer, bisexual, pansexual, effeminate, sissy, or atypically masculine are still cisgender men so long as they identify themselves as men.
The word cisgender was first used in 1995 in the peer-reviewed article "Transsexueller Wunsch und Zissexuelle Abwehr," or "Transsexual Wish and Cissexual Defense," by German sociologist Volkmar Sigusch. It was developed as a complement to transgender, since cis-, meaning "on this side of," is used in Latin as an antonym to "trans-, meaning across from."
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