non-cisgender en · ADJ
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Etymology
From non- + cisgender.
Meanings
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(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 7However, 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 2Parsons 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:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| noncisgender | alternative | lexicographic |
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fr non-cis (Translations) · pl niecispłciowy (Translations) · fr non-cisgenre (Translations)