01189998819991197253 comments on If you go into c/traaa on lemmy.ml you can see that every post has one downvote on it, so there's one person regularly coming into c/traaa from another instance and downvoting all the posts lol

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 4 points 3 years ago (8 children)

Oh, it's pronounced sis-het, not si-shet. Ok cool. What does cis stand for? I though it and hetero were the same, until this very moment.

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[–] forcequit@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago (7 children)

cis means 'this side of', in the context of gender this means they're comfortable enough with the gender they were assigned at birth.

trans is 'that side of', in the context of gender this means they're uncomfortable with the gender they were assigned at birth

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 3 years ago* (6 children)

Ok, so what's the difference between cis and hetero?

I'm so sorry for the daft questions. I'm learning...

E: I don't like the word 'straight', since it assumes non-heteros are somehow not straight (IE, untrustworthy or shady). I hate that connotation.

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[–] forcequit@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago* (5 children)

so cis (in this instance) pertains to gender, whereas hetero is with regard to sexuality. cis/trans (what you are) vs homo/hetero (what you're attracted to)

No daft questions! We're all peers here :)

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 4 points 3 years ago (4 children)

I think I understand... So, a cis person can be attracted to either the same gender (homo) or the opposite gender (hetero) or both genders (bi), but attributes herself/himself to her/his birth-gender.... right? Or am I still confused? Haha

Is cis and acronym?

No daft questions! We’re all peers here :)

<3 thank you so much!! I've never had a safe place to ask these questions before, so I've been (knowingly) going around for at least a decade with these misunderstandings. I really appreciate you and the time you're putting into helping me understand!

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[–] forcequit@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

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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