The word cisgender – or cis, for short – is being used more widely in recent years as the world begins to have more open discussions about gender and identity. For many cis men and women it is ...

Short for cisgender, the term “cis” refers to people who identify solely with the sex they were assigned at birth. It is ...

For example, if you're born with male genitals and wear clothes designed for men, then you may be cisgender. But not all cisgender people are straight—since cisgender refers to gender ...