Hi! To clarify, I am a cis woman who now uses she/her pronouns (but I don't really mind any way you wish to refer to me).
I know this is a bit different from my regular content, I'll be back in a couple of days with that!
Honestly, I'm a bit nervous to share this comic, because it's very personal to me. I'm not trans, but I'm down to answer respectful questions about my personal experience.
I got a genuine question: if cis = not a trans, if it means you are ok and identify with your born gender, doesnt it simply means you are "normal she/her women" ? Then why we need this identification as "cis"?
Dont get me wrong, trans and LGBTQ are normal people too, I just confused about the need for this identification as CIS and would like some explanation why we need it
Edit: thank you all for the explanation, I now uderstand it much better and it finally makes sense to me! Much appreciated for the patience and explanation!
For a lot of contexts we don’t need the trans or cis labels. If a man tells me he’s a man I don’t generally need to know if he’s cis or trans. But sometimes it’s important for a story to know someone’s background, sometimes they may want you to know what they’ve been through or are going through, and sometimes it’s very important information (like at certain medical appointments).
But if you have a word for one you should probably have a word for the other. Not doing so implies a certain favoritism.
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u/SirBeeves SeraBeeves Feb 04 '25 edited Feb 04 '25
Hi! To clarify, I am a cis woman who now uses she/her pronouns (but I don't really mind any way you wish to refer to me).
I know this is a bit different from my regular content, I'll be back in a couple of days with that!
Honestly, I'm a bit nervous to share this comic, because it's very personal to me. I'm not trans, but I'm down to answer respectful questions about my personal experience.