puzyrov
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ORIGINAL: faerytattoodgirl In my 30+ years of gender issues (including 15 years of internet trans/intersexed web chat and support sites) and finding out i was born intersexed. i have NEVER heard of the term cissexual. this must be something you made up. trisexual, pansexual, asexual, heterosexual, bisexual,lesbian,straight. yes i know i missed some i just cant think right now...watching hockey game and now cissexual??? oop no u didnt make it up another trans person made it up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender they are relatively new terms - coming from a progressive trans-activist background i'm used to using the language. the word has been "coined" recently - but for good reason - and is slowly (slowly, slowly, slowly) making its way at the very least into queer vernacular. the whole purpose behind the word is that "cisgender" is to "transgender" as "heterosexual" is to "homosexual". to have language that doesn't always leave a trans identity as an abnormal anomaly is necessary in order to recognize trans people as legitimate human beings. so yes, it's a new word and it's just beginning to be recognized, but please don't patronize me for trying to introduce a word from the queer/trans lexicon in to another.
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