The Pros And Cons Of Gender Cisgender

In the western society, one of the core values is traditional gender roles. We expect everyone to identify as the sex they were born as, and accept the gender roles that are placed upon us, such as that men have to act in a masculine and dominate behavior and women have to be sensitive and lady like. Although, not only are these social expectations wrong, but they are also harmful to anyone who does not conform to a gender binary. Yet, many people are uninformed on what a non-gender conformist is, it is anyone who’s gender does not match the sex they were born as (ex: transgender man or woman, non-binary, gender queer). Also, any person whose identity matches the sex they were born as is known as cisgender. In consequence to this, many people who are not accepting of other genders than cisgender, will often show prejudice or discrimination to any gender nonconformist (transphobia). Not only is transphobia intolerant, but it often causes psychological damage and physical harm to many transgender people.

Therefore, transgender individuals are then treated as if they are not human, it is normal that they not referred to as by their proper pronouns by their family or peers. While, it is also common that young transgender individuals are bullied and harassed by others, and will often be called transphobia slurs such as tranny, hermaphrodite, or shemale. Due to the common discrimination against gender nonconforming individuals, they are more likely to partake in health harming activities, such as substance abuse and self harm (Millet & Grollman). Because of this situation, many young gender non-conformists also attempt