cissexism

English

Etymology

From cis- +‎ sexism or cissex(ual) +‎ -ism.

Noun

cissexism (uncountable)

1. Bias or prejudice favouring cisgender people; transphobia.
   • 2016, Nora Berenstain, “Epistemic Exploitation”, in Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy, volume 3, number 22, page 570:

     In that context where cissexism and cissupremacy are the oppressions in question, a cisgender woman would not count as a marginalized person.

Related terms

• cissexist
• cisgenderism

Translations

Translations

• French: cissexisme (fr)