We live in a cisnormative society.
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Cisnormative
//ˈsɪs.nɔɹ.mə.tɪv//
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This erasure reflects the priorities, biases, and oversights of writers and publishers who function in a cisnormative system, one in which people are assumed to be cissexual.
Source: wiktionary
Cisnormative assumptions are tied in with discourses surrounding HIV and STIs.
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In a cisnormative world, I could not comprehend the humiliation I felt, at eight years old, when I received a “girl” bike for Christmas, because everything around me reflected the experiences of people for whom the color of their bike somehow aligned with their genitalia.
Source: wiktionary
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