It’s another divisive term that has grown out of the perennial victim identity cultures fostered…

Anyway, back to cis. What’s the main arguments against cis? The two I hear the most are really simple and easy to dissect. First is usually said by TERF types and its “Don’t call me cis, I do not identify with my assigned gender! gender is patriarchal oppression how dare u”. Which as we’ve covered already — is all about how gender can refer to stereotypes of sex and roles. Which obviously, the TERFs are against…

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It’s another divisive term that has grown out of the perennial victim identity cultures fostered in colleges and universities.

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