In a study by Cipres and colleagues, half of the 26 transgender men were considered at risk for pregnancy: These patients still had a uterus, not all were on testosterone, not all on testosterone were amenorrheic, they were having vaginal intercourse with
cisgender men, and none were using condoms or other contraception.
Caring for the transgender patient: the role of the gynecologist
This was particularly true for trans people and youth, since the proportion with discordance between the Statistics Canada question and behavioural measures was higher among these groups compared to
cisgender persons and adults respectively.
Understanding sexual orientation and health in Canada: who are we capturing and who are we missing using the statistics Canada sexual orientation question?
Recent recommendations from the (University of California, San Francisco) Center of Excellence for Transgender Health indicate that people who initiate the process of physical reassignment still in puberty with administration of hormones shall present less body differences in relation to
cisgender ones.
Body composition in transgender women living with HIV/AIDS: a discussion of changes that impact on the assessment of nutritional status/Composicao corporal em mulheres transgenero vivendo com HIV/AIDS: uma discussao das transformacoes que interferem na avaliacao do estado nutricional
When 'female' sex hormones are dramatically higher than usual in
cisgender women (such as during the process of in vitro fertilization), vocalists can face conditions such as posterior chink (a gap at the back of the larynx) and congested vocal folds (Abitol, Abitol, and Abitol, 1999, p.
The silenced voice: exploring transgender issues within western choirs/ La voix muette : une exploration des defis des transgenres dans les chorales occidentales
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Cisgender) women have never had to question their bodies as such, in Prince's view.
Two: epistemic injustice and the construction of transgender legal subjects
Thanks to Trans Bodies, Trans Selves and all the transgender folks who have been writing and teaching over the past many years, we, a group of
cisgender women, now know that we can no longer say "a woman's body" and mean only one thing.
Claiming our power: trans bodies, trans selves & the radical act of naming our identities
For the heteronormative
cisgender person investigating trans sexuality, for example, this is often simply a matter of disavowing direct association with the matter under consideration--giving a shrugged mea culpa if you will (cf Smith, 2013)--which at once excoriates and exonerates in that it suggests that there will inevitably be faults due to that personal distance from the subject, but that the heteronormative
cisgender researcher cannot be to blame as they will inevitably incur these faults due to their [different, normative] identity.
Researching trans people: Ethics through method
Bockting, Benner, and Coleman (2009) found no major differences in psychological adjustment, sexual satisfaction, and gender identity/social sex role between FtMs identifying as gay or bisexual when compared to
cisgender gay and bisexual men.
Somewhere under the rainbow: exploring the identities and experiences of trans persons
(3.) "
Cisgender" is a term that has emerged in queer scholarship to refer to someone who is not transgender.
Good and Messy: Lesbian and Transgender Identities
All the TV commercials advertising hair loss treatments (like Rogaine, hair implants) featured middle-aged
cisgender men.
Notes on hair, hairlessness, & gender
Having undergone adolescence both trans and
cisgender people often find something that [at least feels] authentic, notwithstanding the possible bad faith of cultural pressure to conform to gender stereotypes (5) (Walter, 2010).
Transsexualism and existentialism
Meow Mix, Radical Queer Semaine, Perverscite and spaces like the St-Emilie Skillshare help us break out of suffocating conformity to
cisgender heteronormativity.
Bubble-bath for the queer soul: a materialist perspective on queer parties
One of the workshops I attended was presented by the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE), which was an amazing opportunity to sit with both transgender and
cisgender [non--transgender] people.
A reflection on USCA's coverage of and dialogue on transgender issues
About 78 per cent of the gender minority students included in the study met the criteria for one or more mental health problems, with nearly 60 per cent of gender minority students screening positive for clinically significant depression, compared to 28 per cent of
cisgender students, whose sex assigned at birth aligns with their current gender identity.
Transgender students experience more mental health problems compared to other students
A Twitter user said: "Scarlett Johansson is a
cisgender white woman with a powerful platform.
Scarlett says no role should be off limits