What is cishet?

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asked Jan 2 in Words & Wordplay by over7years (1,100 points)
What is cishet?

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answered Jan 2 by Chambliss (51,900 points)
Cishet is an informal term which describes a person who is both heterosexual as well as cisgender.

A heterosexual is someone who is emotionally, romantically, and or sexually attracted to people that are of the opposite sex.

Cisgender is someone that identifies with the gender that they are assigned to at birth.

However Cishet people are not automatically part of the queer or LGBTQ+ community.

Although Cishet people may identify as allies.

Some people also say that being cishet is an identity with privilege because it is the gender identity and sexuality that is expected and assumed in society.

Although other people say that there's no one way to experience being a cishet and that it's actually more of a label or an identity marker.

And some people view being called cishet as an insult to them.

Being straight means that you have sexual or romantic attraction to the opposite sex and cisgender means that you identify with your assigned birth.

It's when you're both straight and cisgender that you're called cishet.

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