noncis
Noncis is a descriptor used to refer to people whose gender identity is not aligned with the sex they were assigned at birth. It is commonly understood as the counterpart to cisgender, though its usage varies by community and context. The term serves as an umbrella for a range of identities that do not identify with the sex assigned at birth, including transgender, nonbinary, agender, bigender, genderqueer, and other identities that fall outside the cisgender spectrum.
Usage and context vary. In scholarly, advocacy, and policy discussions, noncis can help highlight experiences, rights,
Noncis is not a fixed identity; rather, it is a contextual label that describes a relationship to
Related terms include cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender-diverse. Sensitivity to individual preferences and evolving language