On Wednesday, Merriam-Webster caught up to speed with two words people have been using to describe their gender identity for at least a decade, adding "cisgender" and "genderqueer" to its unabridged ...

Gender identities can be complicated — and admitting you don't understand the meanings of different terms can be hard, depending on the situation. But knowledge is power, so here is a brief ...

Twitter’s chief executive officer Elon Musk raised eyebrows this week when he declared that a gender identity term is now no longer welcome on the platform. The billionaire, who is also the CEO of ...

“Cisgender” is a word used to describe gender identity. “Straight,” on the other hand, is used to describe sexual orientation. Here’s what you need to know about when these labels apply, other terms ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. “Transgender” has an important linguistic counterpart that is not as common but is gaining prevalence. The term “cisgender” (pronounced ...

In much the same way that people can identify as asexual and demisexual, gender is just as fluid as sexuality. While some people may view themselves as agender (not having a gender), bigender (some ...

Twitter’s executive chair Elon Musk said late Tuesday the words “cisgender” and “cis” are considered “slurs” under the social media platform’s content policy, the latest ad-hoc policy change ...