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{{PageSeo | description = Feminists oppose the notion of "cisgender" as it implies an inherent feminine identity in women. }}
In [[transgender ideology]], the term '''cisgender''' (often shortened ''cis'' as in ''cis man'' or ''cis woman'', sometimes used as a prefix) stands for a person whose supposed [[gender identity]] aligns with their [[sex]], as opposed to [[transgender]] people who claim to have a gender identity that contradicts their sex.<ref name=kristen_schilt/>  Since feminists oppose the [[gender essentialism|gender essentialist]] notion of an inborn, inherent and essential feminine psyche, and define [[gender]] as a [[patriarchy|patriarchal]] tool of sex-based oppression rather than a personally felt identity, they consequently disagree with the concept of a "cisgender person" as defined on the basis of gender identity.<ref name=rrc/>
In [[transgender ideology]], the term '''cisgender''' (often shortened ''cis'' as in ''cis man'' or ''cis woman'', sometimes used as a prefix) stands for a person whose supposed [[gender identity]] aligns with their [[sex]], as opposed to [[transgender]] people who claim to have a gender identity that contradicts their sex.<ref name=kristen_schilt/>  Since feminists oppose the [[gender essentialism|gender essentialist]] notion of an inborn, inherent and essential feminine psyche, and define [[gender]] as a [[patriarchy|patriarchal]] tool of sex-based oppression rather than a personally felt identity, they consequently disagree with the concept of a "cisgender person" as defined on the basis of gender identity.<ref name=rrc/>


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<ref name=kristen_schilt>Schilt, Kristen; Westbrook, Laurel (August 2009). "Doing Gender, Doing Heteronormativity: 'Gender Normals,' Transgender People, and the Social Maintenance of Heterosexuality". Gender & Society. 23 (4): 440–464 [461]. doi:10.1177/0891243209340034</ref>
 
<ref name=rrc>https://aeon.co/essays/the-idea-that-gender-is-a-spectrum-is-a-new-gender-prison</ref>
<ref name=kristen_schilt>{{cite journal | last1 = Schilt | last2 = Westbrook | first1 = Kristen | first2 = Laurel | title = Doing Gender, Doing Heteronormativity: 'Gender Normals,' Transgender People, and the Social Maintenance of Heterosexuality | journal = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_%26_Society Gender & Society] | volume = 23 | issue = 4 | pages = 440–464 [461] | doi =10.1177/0891243209340034 | date = August 2009 }}</ref>
<ref name=volkmar>Sigusch, Volkmar (February 1998). "The Neosexual Revolution". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 27 (4): 331–359. doi:10.1023/A:1018715525493. PMID 9681118.</ref>
 
<ref name=green>Green, Eli R. (2006). "Debating Trans Inclusion in the Feminist Movement: A Trans-Positive Analysis". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 10 (1/2): 231–248 [247]. doi:10.1300/j155v10n01_12. PMID 16873223.</ref>
<ref name=rrc>{{cite web|url=https://aeon.co/essays/the-idea-that-gender-is-a-spectrum-is-a-new-gender-prison |title=Gender is not a spectrum |last=Reilly-Cooper |first=Rebecca |date=28 June, 2016 |website=Aeon.co |publisher=Aeon }}</ref>
<ref name=serano>Serano, Julia (2007). Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. Seal Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-58005-154-5.</ref>
 
<ref name=volkmar>{{cite journal | last = Sigusch | first = Volkmar | authorlink = Volkmar Sigusch | title = The Neosexual Revolution | journal = Archives of Sexual Behavior | volume = 27 | pages = 331–359 | date = February 1998 | issue = 4 | doi = 10.1023/A:1018715525493 | pmid = 9681118 }}</ref>
 
<ref name=green>{{cite journal | last1 = Green | first1 = Eli R. | title = Debating Trans Inclusion in the Feminist Movement: A Trans-Positive Analysis | journal = Journal of Lesbian Studies | volume = 10 | issue = 1/2 | pages = 231–248 [247] | year = 2006 | doi=10.1300/j155v10n01_12 | pmid = 16873223 }}</ref>
 
<ref name=serano>{{cite book |last=Serano |first=Julia |date=2007 |title=Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity |publisher=Seal Press |page=12 |isbn=978-1-58005-154-5 }}</ref>
 
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Pfeffer, Carla (2009). "Trans (Formative) Relationships: What We Learn About Identities, Bodies, Work and Families from Women Partners of Trans Men". Ph.D Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan.<br/>
{{Cite journal| authorlink = Carla A. Pfeffer| last = Pfeffer| first = Carla| title = Trans (Formative) Relationships: What We Learn About Identities, Bodies, Work and Families from Women Partners of Trans Men| journal = Ph.D Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan| year = 2009}}<br/>
Williams, Rhaisa (November 2010). "Contradictory Realities, Infinite Possibilities: Language Mobilization and Self-Articulation Amongst Black Trans Women". Penn McNair Research Journal. 2 (1).<br/>
 
Drescher, Jack (September 2009). "Queer Diagnoses: Parallels and Contrasts in the History of Homosexuality, Gender Variance, and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 39 (2): 427–460. doi:10.1007/s10508-009-9531-5. PMID 19838785.
{{Cite journal| authorlink = Rhaisa K. Williams| last = Williams| first = Rhaisa| title = Contradictory Realities, Infinite Possibilities: Language Mobilization and Self-Articulation Amongst Black Trans Women | journal = Penn McNair Research Journal | volume = 2| issue = 1| date = November 2010}}<br/>
 
{{Cite journal| last = Drescher| first = Jack| authorlink = Jack Drescher| title = Queer Diagnoses: Parallels and Contrasts in the History of Homosexuality, Gender Variance, and the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual''| journal = Archives of Sexual Behavior| doi = 10.1007/s10508-009-9531-5 | date = September 2009| volume = 39| issue = 2| pages = 427–460| pmid = 19838785}}
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<ref name=gtrends>https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=cisgender</ref>
 
<ref name=gtrends>{{cite web |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=cisgender |title=cisgender - Explore - Google Trends |website=trends.google.com }}</ref>
 
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