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What cis and trans actually mean

Cisgender isn't a slur, Elon

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Ettie Bailey-King
Jun 27, 2023
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If I promise to never ever write about crypto, will you forgive me for writing about Elon Musk today?

You see, Musk recently tweeted that the words cis or cisgender are “considered slurs” on Twitter.

Twitter owner Elon Musk has announced the words 'cis' and 'cisgender' are now 'considered slurs' on the platform - and warned that people who use them will face account suspensions
A Twitter screenshot. Comic book villain, sorry I mean Twitter owner, Musk tweets: “the words cis or cisgender are considered slurs on this platform.”

Since M…

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