cisnormativity

Definitions

The assumption that all human beings are cisgender, i.e. have a gender identity which matches their biological sex.

neologism, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The erasure of transpeople's experiences can be understood, at least partially, as a function of the hegemony of cisnormativity.”

“These are the bodily consequences of cisnormativity—the prevalent and presumptuous assumption that cissexuality is the only acceptable and legible form⟳ of gender identity—which show⟳ us why, when we engage⟳ in feminist activism and inquiry, we must be trans-inclusive in our efforts to ensure that every human being deserves decency and justice when wronged.”

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