The best bit is that we can’t even see it lmao

  • cis is cisgender, basically they haven’t got a queergender, transgender, or agender identity. (idk if I explained that well please correct me if not)

    Hetero is just being straight.

    cishet is the smushing of those two words together

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      Oh, it’s pronounced sis-het, not si-shet. Ok cool. What does cis stand for? I though it and hetero were the same, until this very moment.

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        cis means ‘this side of’, in the context of gender this means they’re comfortable enough with the gender they were assigned at birth.

        trans is ‘that side of’, in the context of gender this means they’re uncomfortable with the gender they were assigned at birth

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          Ok, so what’s the difference between cis and hetero?

          I’m so sorry for the daft questions. I’m learning…

          E: I don’t like the word ‘straight’, since it assumes non-heteros are somehow not straight (IE, untrustworthy or shady). I hate that connotation.

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            so cis (in this instance) pertains to gender, whereas hetero is with regard to sexuality. cis/trans (what you are) vs homo/hetero (what you’re attracted to)

            No daft questions! We’re all peers here :)

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              I think I understand… So, a cis person can be attracted to either the same gender (homo) or the opposite gender (hetero) or both genders (bi), but attributes herself/himself to her/his birth-gender… right? Or am I still confused? Haha

              Is cis and acronym?

              No daft questions! We’re all peers here :)

              <3 thank you so much!! I’ve never had a safe place to ask these questions before, so I’ve been (knowingly) going around for at least a decade with these misunderstandings. I really appreciate you and the time you’re putting into helping me understand!

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                cis I think comes from the alps or something, cis/trans-alpine. It’s also used in chemistry to determine the handedness of particular isomers (I think). It’s a prefix, not an acronym, in any case.
                Unless you listen to TERFs (which is an acronym, 'trans-exclusionary radical feminist), who’ll tell you it stands for Cis Is a Slur lol

                In your example yeah you got it right, cis/trans refers to a gender signifier, whereas homo/hetero is a sexuality signifier. They’re similar prefixes with different applications

                And then there’s me who’s just… queer I guess, the more I think about it the more confused I get, be gay do crime and learn to love yourself

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                  Ok cool! This just made past conversations make so much more sense.

                  A queer pirate… Like Robert De Niro in Stardust haha (if you haven’t seen that movie, I highly recommend it).