Reject labels! Or embrace labels! Do as you wish as long as you respect others! (64.media.tumblr.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Evkob@lemmy.ca to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

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[-] code_stoic@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I think that I don’t want people calling me cis and I don’t want to talk about it. I also think that if labels help someone else out I will use whatever pronouns they prefer.

[-] norapink@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Its just like, what other word should we use than cisgender? We can say people whose gender matches their one assigned at birth I guess but that gets annoying. In certain contexts the cisgender label just makes discussion easier.

[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

I think there's a distinction that can and should be drawn between descriptors and labels. Most people fit the descriptor "cisgender" but you'll be hard-pressed to find someone using it as an identity label.

Likewise, looking at definitions, non-binary genders are usually included under the trans umbrella, but many non-binary folks, myself included, don't necessarily use trans as a label. If someone is talking about the trans community, I still relate and feel included in the conversation, but I don't use the word as a label for myself.