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

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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).