Meaning of cissplaining | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of condescendingly explaining transgender issues (as a cis person) to a trans person.

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Examples

“-For me what matters is whether they’d stop if I asked them, or whether I’d get this outburst of cisplaining!”

“I often thought that as a straight, cisgender woman, maybe activism “wasn't my place” and certainly didn't want to fall into the trap of “cisplaining,” if you get my meaning.”

“Nowhere was cisplaining more evident than in gender identity clinics.”

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