cis female

A female with a “normal” feminine gender identity. The term was coined to contrast with a trans(gender) female.

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I'm a 23-year-old Emergency nurse who identifies as a queer cis female. I marched with the first NSWNMA Mardi Gras float last year in 2017 and I loved it.

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Sex-segregation in sport relies on embedded notions of gender-normativity to assert that there are immutable advantages offered cis male bodies and corresponding disadvantages for cis female bodies.

As a result of the racialisation of protection, the MMA community (coded as white men) must intervene in Fox's case to protect cis female fighters (coded as white).

Notice Hass's insistence on labelling testosterone as 'male chemical mojo' despite the fact that she concurrently acknowledges cis female fighters as naturally possessing more testosterone than Fox.

The paradox of Fallon's fight: interlocking discourses of sexism and cissexism in mixed martial arts fighting

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