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In a 1998 essay, sexologist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkmar_Sigusch Volkmar Sigusch] cites his own 1991 article "Die Transsexuellen und unser nosomorpher Blick" ("Transsexuals and our nosomorphic view") as the origin of the term "cissexual,"<ref name=volkmar/> which might be a precursor to "cisgender." | In a 1998 essay, sexologist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkmar_Sigusch Volkmar Sigusch] cites his own 1991 article "Die Transsexuellen und unser nosomorpher Blick" ("Transsexuals and our nosomorphic view") as the origin of the term "cissexual,"<ref name=volkmar/> which might be a precursor to "cisgender." | ||
The terms cisgender and cissexual were used in a 2006 article in the ''Journal of Lesbian Studies'' entitled ''Debating Trans Inclusion in the Feminist Movement: A Trans-Positive Analysis''<ref name=green/> and in Julia Serano's 2007 book | The terms cisgender and cissexual were used in a 2006 article in the ''Journal of Lesbian Studies'' entitled ''Debating Trans Inclusion in the Feminist Movement: A Trans-Positive Analysis''<ref name=green/> and in Julia Serano's 2007 book ''Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity''.<ref name=serano/> These works are attributed with the popularization of the term among English-speaking activists and academics.<ref name=popularity/> | ||
A Google Trends analysis shows that interest in the term ''cisgender'' was virtually nonexistent in the years prior to 2010. After a gradual increase towards 2014, a sudden spike in interest can be seen in February 2014, and further occasional spikes along with a general increase in the years after.<ref name=gtrends/> | A Google Trends analysis shows that interest in the term ''cisgender'' was virtually nonexistent in the years prior to 2010. After a gradual increase towards 2014, a sudden spike in interest can be seen in February 2014, and further occasional spikes along with a general increase in the years after.<ref name=gtrends/> | ||
== Recommended reading == | |||
* [https://liberationcollective.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/a-feminist-critique-of-cisgender/ A feminist critique of "cisgender"] by Elizabeth Hungerford | |||
* [https://aeon.co/essays/the-idea-that-gender-is-a-spectrum-is-a-new-gender-prison The idea that gender is a spectrum is a new gender prison] by Rebecca Reilly-Cooper | |||
* [https://rebeccarc.com/2014/08/04/am-i-cisgender/ Am I cisgender?] by Rebecca Reilly-Cooper | |||
* [https://www.feministcurrent.com/2018/05/16/neither-cis-terf/ Neither cis nor TERF] by Robert Jensen | |||
== References == | == References == | ||