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.

  • scamper@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    I’m trying to think of questions that have a similar vibe. these may be way off (I’m not trans) so take with a grain of salt -

    a religious person meets someone in their congregation and asks if they are a convert or were born in.
    a person on a date asks their date, a single person, if they are divorced or never married.

    I think I would struggle to define the category being asked about in these questions too. It’s something about history and expectations.