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non-cisgender en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From non- + cisgender.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not cisgender.
    • The majority of the world would declare themselves cisgender; however those of non-cisgender identity are, of course, an important and ever growing presence in society. 2013, Rachel Sacks, "We've come so far, but we still have a long way to go in struggle for equal rights for everyone", The Miami Student (Miami University), Volume 140, Number 29, 15 January 2013, page 7
    • However, she also said that it is a matter of accessibility and safety for non-cisgender students at the university (cisgender is a term denoting a person whose biological sex and gender identity match). 2013, Richard Kent, "Gender-neutral washrooms at Mt. A", The Argosy (Mount Allison University), Volume 142, Issue 17, 21 February 2013, page 2
    • Parsons found the biggest issue to be that “there was no space that said that it was welcoming specifically to non-cisgender people. Just having Penn Non-cis existing is already a space that I can be more comfortable in.” 2013 January 13, Rebecca Borison, “Penn Non-Cis fights underrepresentation on campus”, in The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
noncisgender alternative lexicographic

Relateds

non-heterosexual

Synonyms

cisn't · trans*

Translations (3)

fr non-cis (Translations) · pl niecispłciowy (Translations) · fr non-cisgenre (Translations)