Societies often have fixed ideas about gender and what it means to be male or female. Cisgender bias means that society expects people who look like women to "act like a woman," and vice versa for men. If you are cisgender, you may not even be aware of how people who are nonconform...
Urinary incontinence affects about 30% of women at some point in life. Having regular orgasms works a woman’s pelvic floor muscles, strengthening and toning them. Orgasms activate the same muscles that women use when doing Kegel exercises. Having stronger pelvic muscles means there’s less risk ...
Cisgender, term used in reference to persons whose gender identity corresponds with their sex assigned at birth. The prefix cis is derived from Latin and means “on this side of” or “on the same side as.” The concept of cisgender de-emphasizes the not
While many are familiar with 'transgender', fewer know 'cisgender', the term that captures AFAB‐women (assigned 'female' at birth‐women) and AMAB‐men. But 'cisgender' is controversial to some, which I find surprising. In this article, I reflect on my process of recognising my self ...
Hardly a day goes by without a headline about ‘fundamental’ differences between men and women. Self-help books claim that men and women are from different planets, and we are surrounded by often contradictory representations of what it means to be a ‘normal’ man, woman, boy, girl. How...
“also, coming from a latinx community, there is constant scrutiny about bodies because of the desire to be closer to whiteness. unfortunately, that also means being closer to thinness. and some women of color can be sexualized at a young age because they often grow into their curves ...
“Learning more about what it means to be cisgender and how to be a better ally. #GenderIdentity #Inclusivity” “I recently discovered that I’m cisgender. It’s important to understand and respect all gender identities.” “Supporting my friends who are not cisgender is crucial. Let’s...
Clothing serves as an expression of the self and means for self-evaluation and self-enhancement. Gender, which is central to one’s self-concept is pe
‘Cis’ should be put in the same nasty derogatory category as religious people’s insults for people who don’t share their belief system. That is how ‘cis’ is used and what it means.Quote React Add post Share Report Bookmark
Kihara also believes that Gauguin's models may not be cisgender women, referencing the research of Māori scholar Dr. Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, who haswrittenthat the "androgynous" models he painted were likely Māhū -- the Indigenous Polynesian community that, like Samoa's Faʻafafine, are co...