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Is Cis A Slur? Infographic

12/02/202512/02/2025 by admin

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Is cis a slur?
Etymology and intention of the word cis

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Text: Latin derived root
The root cis is derived from Latin, where it has the meaning “this side of” and is the opposite of trans, meaning “the other side of.”

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Use in gender discourse
It was first used in Gender Discourse in 1914, when Ernst Burchard used it in cisvestitismus. It fell out of use and was recoined in 1991, by Volkmar Sigusch.

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Use outside of gender
Cis is a scientific prefix with multiple uses in other fields, such as geography (cisalpine), chemistry (cisdiazene), astronomy (cis-Neptunian), and more.

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it's not a slur
Cis is no different than the prefix hetero, and only differentiates between people who are trans and people who are not. Those who insist it is a slur would rather we used terms such as trans or “normal,” and that would be offensive. This is not.

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Text: is cis a slur? By Callie from Rebel Wrath. Read more at rebelwrath.co.uk

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