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Having a gender identity that matches one’s “birth sex.” Sasha’s parents, Karl and Debbie, are cisgender.
Cisgender Quotes in The 57 Bus
The The 57 Bus quotes below are all either spoken by Cisgender or refer to Cisgender. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1: Becoming Sasha Quotes
Discovering the existence of genderqueer identity felt like discovering a secret room. All this time there had been just two rooms: male and female. Now it turned out there was another room—one that could be furnished however you wanted. The more time Sasha spent in the room, the more comfortable it felt. But the person who lived in this new room still had a boy’s name—Luke. By the second half of sophomore year, that name clearly no longer fit.
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This quote occurs as Sasha is exploring their new genderqueer identity, and it is significant because it reflects their transition from Luke to Sasha. This quote also underscores the restrictions of binary thought and either/or language, and Slater’s description of Sasha’s identity as a “secret room” implies these limitations. Before finding the genderqueer community online, Sasha is confined to either a male or female gender identity, and neither of these genders fit who Sasha really is. Sasha questions their gender, and this confusion worsens when the male gender is projected onto them. The “other room” opened up to Sasha by Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamu
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Cisgender Term Timeline in The 57 Bus
The timeline below shows where the term Cisgender appears in The 57 Bus. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1: Gender, Sex, Sexuality, Romance: Some Terms
...female characteristics.” “Gender fluid” people identify as both male and female, and if one is “cisgender,” their “gender matches their birth sex.” A person who is “genderqueer” does not “fit neatly...
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Part 4: Binary
...and Female. / Gay and Straight. / Black and White. / Normal and Weird. / Cis and Trans.” She continues, “Victims and Villains. / Cruel and Kind. / Guilty and Innocent.”...
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