3 definitions by djentlequeer

Cisgender

an adjective for someone whose gender corresponds to their assigned sex

I am perfectly comfortable identifying as the gender my parents put on my birth certificate. I am cisgender.

by djentlequeer March 2, 2015

Gender

one’s internal sense of self in relation to the social constructs of masculinity, femininity and androgyny

Sam is a boy. That is his gender.

by djentlequeer March 2, 2015

Transgender

an adjective for someone whose gender does not correspond, or does not fully correspond, to their assigned sex.

Laverne Cox is transgender.

by djentlequeer March 2, 2015