cis-ter

cis-ter

English

Noun

cis-ter (plural cis-ters)

1. Alternative form of cister.
   • 2017, Sarah Marloff, "They Called Me 'It'", The Austin Chronicle, 14 April 2017, page 18:

     "Even after legally transitioning ... I would still be expected to get a letter from a mental health professional if I wanted to go up a cup size," explained [Claire] Bow. "Cis-ters just need to sign the consent form. It sometimes feels like I'm expected to prove I'm a real person to everyone in the world, one person at a time."

   • 2018, The Women's Film Festival: Official Program, page 40:

     We recognize that there is no feminism without intersectionality, and strive to support all our sisters, not just our cis-ters.

   • 2021, Marian Duggan & Hannah Mason-Bish, "A feminist exploration of misogyny and hate crime", in Misogyny as Hate Crime (eds. Irene Zempi & Jo Smith), unnumbered page:

     Trans women in particular share the gendered experiences of their cis-ters by being subject to higher rates of sexual assault and abuse.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:cis-ter.