cisnormative
adjective
formalusuallydisapprovinguk/ˌsɪsˈnɔː.mə.tɪv/us/ˌsɪsˈnɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/believingorsuggestingthatcisgenderpeople(=peoplewhosegendermatchesthebodythey werebornwith)arenormalorrightand all otherpeopleare not:
Imostlyenjoyedherfeministessay, but I had a fewissueswith her cisnormativelanguage.
Transphobesattempttoinvalidatetranspeoplefor notfittinginto therigidgenderboxesof a cisnormativesociety.
- Manyyoungpeoplefeltpressuredtoconformto cisnormativeexpectationsabout how they shoulddress.
- Sexeducationis often still very cisnormative and heteronormative.
- Thisaccountechoeswhite,middleclass, and cisnormativeidealsof what transnesslookslike.