cistem

cistem

English

Etymology

Blend of cis +‎ system.

Noun

cistem (plural cistems)

1. (social sciences, neologism) A system which privileges cisgender people and marginalizes transgender people.
   • 2017, N. Patel, "Violent cistems: Trans experiences of bathroom space", in Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity 31 (1):

     Based on a hegemonic Western conception of sex and gender (Oyěwùmí, 1997:34), the Bill advances a two 'opposites' cistem of male and female. By cistem I refer to the systematised power which oppresses, subjugates, and marginalises transgender people […]

   • 2019, Sam Hope, Person-Centred Counselling for Trans and Gender Diverse People: A Practical Guide, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (→ISBN), page 162:

     Are non-binary identities braver/cooler/more challenging to the 'cistem'?

   • 2019, K. Lynch, "The Trans Man and the Warrior Women", in Transgender health:

     I can think of no better role model for a transgender individual, particularly one looking to tackle the "cistem" of health care. These women have helped me realize that my initial approach was internally inconsistent.

   • 2019, M. H. Dziubinska, D. Madi Dias, "Gender in the Making: A Pragmatic Approach to Transgender Experiences in Lowland Tropical America", in Tipití:

     […] including the realization of surgical “assignment” procedures, continually denounced as mutilations that aim to “adjust” the body of intersex children to the heteronormal “cistem” (or cisgender system) […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:cistem.

Anagrams

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