UngodlyAudrey🏳️‍⚧️Jun 21, 2023

No One Actually Believes That Cis Is A Slur, Here’s Why They Pretend To — Katy Montgomerie

https://beehaw.org/post/686354

No One Actually Believes That Cis Is A Slur, Here’s Why They Pretend To — Katy Montgomerie - Beehaw

Show threadLootGoblin42Jun 22, 2023
I’m bi, and cis does feel kind of weird. Wtf does it even mean? I’ve never felt good about the term.
Show threadLucky ✨Jun 22, 2023
@LootGoblin42 @UngodlyAudrey As a root word it means "on the same side as" in the same way trans- means "on the other side from". Do you know what makes you uncomfortable with it?
Show threadGraceGH

This is the same etymology as Transylvania, or, the Forest on the Other Side.

This begs the question, where is Cisylvania?

Jun 22, 2023 at 10:05amWeb
Show threadmeteorswarmJun 22, 2023
You might consider cisalpine gaul and transalpine gaul. Regions where the Gauls lived either on "this side" (the Italian side) of the Alps, or the France side.