Cistrans
Cistrans is a broad term for anyone who may identify as both cisgender and transgender for whatever reason. This label is mainly used within the intersex community, but is not an exclusively intersex term. It is a term for anyone who feels they are both cisgender and transgender simultaneously.
Examples of reasons someone may identify as cistrans are;
- An intersex person who's identity & lived experience does not fall nicely on the cis & trans binary
- A multigender person who identifies with both the gender they were assigned and another gender
- A genderfluid person who identifies as both cisgender or transgender depending on the point in time.
- A person who's lived experience does not align with cisgender or transgender experience for some other reason
- A varioformic person who identifies with their assigned gender.
- A gender-nonconforming person who may be questioning whether or not they are transgender
- A person who identifies with the isogender, absgender, or cusper identities may also identify with cistrans.
Currently, there are no scholarly sources for the existence of this term, even so it has been used in queer spaces, and finding evidence of this isn't difficult. This page was made to help educate people on the term, as many have begun to claim the label as harmful.
