ciswoman

      English

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      Cis- or cis + woman.

      Noun

      ciswoman (plural ciswomen)

      1. (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
        • 2010, Holly Kearl, Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women, Greenwood Publishing Group, ISBN 978-0-313-38496-7, page 57:
          Not only do people harass and attack transwomen for being who they are: transwomen also face scrutiny from both ciswomen and cismen over “what” they are.

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      Last modified on 7 June 2013, at 01:17