Cis Woman Identity. The term "cis woman" or "cis female" is used to describe a person who was assigned female at birth and identifies as such. (Similarly, a cis man is someone who was assigned ...

What does “cishet” mean? “Cis” refers to gender experience whereas “het,” which is short for heterosexual, refers to sexuality. Not all cis people are het, as there are cisgender queer ...

The prefix ‘cis’ has been part of spoken English since the 17th century as a dichotomic descriptor. ... “Cis is a Latin word. If you are cis male, you are ‘on the side’ of the male gender.