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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 (hexbear.net)
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The best bit is that we can't even see it lmao

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[–] 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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  • [–] 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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  • [–] 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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  • [–] 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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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Ok cool! This just made past conversations make so much more sense.

    A queer pirate... Like Robert De Niro in Stardust haha (if you haven't seen that movie, I highly recommend it).

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