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avaldez_
659 days ago
Not the commenter you're answering to, but... what's wrong with the words you did just use?
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StevenWaterman
659 days ago
Non-trans is quite "othering". It implies that being trans is the default
In the same way that we say queer instead of "non-straight"
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hungie
659 days ago
Nothing. They are just long and have the same meaning. The Latin opposite of "trans-" prefix is "cis-". See the use in terms like cislunar vs translunar.
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In the same way that we say queer instead of "non-straight"