I Don't Give a Damn if You Don't Want to Be Called Cisgender

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Trans people have experiences that, until more recently, were not describable with existing language. Cisgender people who become angry with the label “cis” often declare with indignation that they did not give consent for someone else to label them. The complete lack of self awareness in this assertion would almost be laughable if it wasn’t so harmful. Trans people, who individually…