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And please don't call me cishet, unless you are cishet yourself. I really don't like being called cishet.

Sure, what language do you prefer to indicate non trans, heterosexual when I refer to you?

Not the commenter you're answering to, but... what's wrong with the words you did just use?

Non-trans is quite "othering". It implies that being trans is the default

In the same way that we say queer instead of "non-straight"

Nothing. They are just long and have the same meaning. The Latin opposite of "trans-" prefix is "cis-". See the use in terms like cislunar vs translunar.

You... don't like being called heterosexual and cisgender?

Or is it just because cishet was "created" by gay people, so therefore it's automatically bad and you don't want it?

I'll never understand this mentality. "no dude I'm normal don't call me that shit!!" Like... come on.

To be clear I'm not saying this is YOUR mentality 100%. But whenever is see people say this, almost every time, this is their mentality.

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