FoxyCipher Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Hi! I'm new here... I had a quick question concerning my gender. I was born female; and although I don't really "conform" to my gender and the ideals associated with it like a cisgender female, I'm comfortable being a female and do not wish to change my gender identity anytime soon. Is there a specific term for someone who feels this way? I'm just curious to learn if there is or isn't. Link to post Share on other sites
TRexPhilbo Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 The way I see it, gender roles and identity are separate. To me, a cis person is still CIA regardless of whether they conform to gender roles. Link to post Share on other sites
FoxyCipher Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 CIA? Would you mind defining that in this context? (I'm horrible with acronyms...) Link to post Share on other sites
ReyGraves Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 If you have no qualms about being female and identify as a girl then that would be cisgender. As for not really conforming then that’s Gender Non-conforming. (Or for females I suppose there’s ‘tomboy’ but that’s mainly used for younger girls but I don’t see why older women can’t use it) (And sorry, I don’t know what CIA means in this context). Link to post Share on other sites
FoxyCipher Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Thanks for the clarification! I think I understand it better now. Link to post Share on other sites
TheAP Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I think @Philbo Penten meant to type "cis" but put "cia" which probably autocorrected to CIA. Link to post Share on other sites
FoxyCipher Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Ah, gotcha. That makes much more sense! Link to post Share on other sites
LeChat Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Hi! It's normal to feel a little confused. For me, what was confusing was that, even though I identified as female, sometimes, others would laugh and say otherwise or express confusion to their friend about my gender. So, I couldn't help but question myself on whether I might've been unaware about gender or in denial, especially since I hadn't witnessed anyone else's gender being questioned or laughed at by others in public. Link to post Share on other sites
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