#cisplus

[io-archival]

Cis+

(note: this was originally coined by pawkips/rotcoric, on a blog which has since been terminated. the archive is here. this post will only contain plaintext.)

A term for to those who identify completely as cisgender, plus additional genders. One doesn’t feel partially cis, one isn’t fluid - one is entirely cis, plus more. One may not know specifically what the additional gender / genders are, so cis+ may be the best way to describe it. Or, one may have a lot of genders, but they all feel like they are simply additional to one’s cis identity.

credit: group project with moots

[cisplus]

Cis people experience gender euphoria (and, less frequently, gendrr dysphoria) too. These aren't trans-specific experiences.

Once, I wrote a post about how much gender dysphoria I had when I was presenting as non-binary, and how this made me realize I was a binary cis girl. And a terf came onto the post and told me outright that I shouldn't use the term "gender dysphoria" when talking about myself, because that legitimizes the experiences of trans women.

Cis people need to be louder about our experiences with gender euphoria and dysphoria. These are universal experiences, and expressing that they are universal is a way to fight back against transphobia.

[cisplus]

Being cisplus feels like being an alien who was raised as a regular human, and who always felt different than the other humans, but didn't know why. But then I found out that I was an alien, and started presenting as a human on purpose and having fun with it. 👽

Just replace human with "girl."