What are cis and trans alternate types of? I don’t think it’s “gender identity” because wouldn’t that just be man, woman or nonbinary regardless of whether they’re cis or trans? Cis/trans just being a qualifier?

If the answer is “I am cis” or “I am trans”, what is the question?

Edit: Someone came up with the term “gender congruity” and (after looking up the definition of “congruity”) I think this describes what I’m talking about perfectly.

  • Ciari@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    2 years ago

    They’re adjectives. Just like “tall” or “smart” or “young”.

    The question would just be “are you cis or trans?”, there’s not a specific word or term that you’d use.

    • Hypersapien@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 years ago

      Tall or short would be a person’s height.
      Smart or dumb would be a person’s intelligence.
      Young or old would be a person’s age.

    • GaryPonderosa@lemmy.world
      04·
      2 years ago

      There are definitely terms you wouldn’t use, which shows that there are specific terms you would use.

      • Falmarri@lemmy.world
        0·
        2 years ago

        What? That’s not how that works. Some things can be “wrong” even if there’s not a single “right” thing

        • GaryPonderosa@lemmy.world
          12·
          2 years ago

          That’s literally how that works. If some things are wrong, then that means there is a subset of everything that is correct. That’s denoted by the word “specific”.