Cisgender

Cisgender, often shortened to cis, is a gender modality in which one's gender identity and birth assignment match. This includes women who were assigned female at birth (cisgender women), men who were assigned male at birth (cisgender men), and some nonbinary people or people under the nonbinary umbrella.
== Etymology ==
The prefix cis- means "on the same side as" or "on this side," which is combined with the word "gender." Essentially, the term "cisgender" etymologically means "on the same side of gender [as what was assigned at birth]". It is the etymological antonym of transgender.
== Flag ==
The grey cisgender flag was designed by DeviantArt user FlagsforCisHets on August 4, 2016. The stripes have no confirmed symbolism.It is important to note that flags for "normative" or "expected" identities, such as straight and cisgender, are often considered to be insensitive or offensive in many contexts. This is due to the misappropriation of LGBTQIA+ symbols of pride, which were created specifically to draw attention to the ongoing struggles of LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as offer visibility to groups which frequently experience erasure. Cisgender people do not face marginalization based on their gender modality, and "cis pride" often exists specifically as a countermovement to trans pride and trans rights advocacy. Displaying cis/het flags can be fine in some contexts (e.g. a visual representation of identity on a character sheet, or in LGBallT art), but caution should be taken.
== Note ==
== References ==
Category:Identity
Category:Gender
Category:Gender modality
Category:Prominent identities
Category:Umbrella terms