HypersapienJun 24, 2023

"Cis" and "trans" are different types of a person's.... what?

https://lemmy.world/post/494720

"Cis" and "trans" are different types of a person's.... what? - Lemmy.world

What are cis and trans alternate types of? I don’t think it’s “gender identity” because wouldn’t that just be man, woman or nonbinary regardless of whether they’re cis or trans? Cis/trans just being a qualifier? If the answer is “I am cis” or “I am trans”, what is the question?

Show threadMrShelbySanJun 24, 2023

Please note I’m typing this as a trans man. Being “cis” or “trans” stems from someone’s gender.

Basically, do you identify as your birth gender (not sex, gender and sex are different)? If the answer is yes, you are “cis”. If the answer is no, like I my case, I was born female, I identify as a male, then you are are trans.

I hope this answers your question.

Show threadGaryPonderosaJun 24, 2023
Shouldn't it be that you identify with your birth sex? If gender is a social construct you don't have a gender at birth. When the doctor says "It's a boy" they're referring to the genitalia you have, not assigning you a social position.
Show threadRustledTeapotJun 24, 2023
You might not believe in the social construct at birth, but the social construct believes in you. Children are treated differently based on assigned gender from birth.
Show threadGaryPonderosaJun 24, 2023
Now that I think about it, you're right. If you're a male, you get swaddled and handed to your mother, but if you're female, you get swaddled and handed to your mother.
Show threadAwerenj DragonJun 24, 2023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_infanticide
Show threadGaryPonderosaJun 24, 2023

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literal_and_figurative_language

Since we're just linking wikipedia articles that have nothing to do with the topic at hand.

Show threadAwerenj DragonJun 24, 2023
Explain to me how being killed at birth depending on sex is not a valid response to your completely incorrect and ignorant statement that babies are treated the same irrespective of sex.
Show threadGaryPonderosa
Explain to me how you saw a link covering literal and figurative language and still decided to ask such an ignorant question.
Jun 24, 2023 at 7:16pmWeb
Show threadAwerenj DragonJun 24, 2023

So now you are just being a coward and claiming that you were just speaking figuratively while desperately trying to derail a conversation you were too ignorant to participate in?

Ok, I accept your concession.

Show threadGaryPonderosaJun 24, 2023
I was speaking figuratively when I said all babies are swaddled. You decided to chime in with an irrelevant AkShEwAlLy, so claiming I'm too ignorant to participate in the conversation is very much a case of the pot calling the kettle black. I accept you lack the capacity as a person to admit you were wrong and concede, so instead I bid you good day and hope that someday someone better than you will inspire you to become better yourself.