From chemistry, I think -- "trans" means "opposite" and "cis" means same side. I think in chemistry it's used for molecular structures.
Right. Chemistry took it from Latin.
Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Polter-Cow - Jun 26, 2009 11:21:22 am PDT #2646 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Aims - Jun 26, 2009 11:22:20 am PDT #2647 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
And even though they are often associated with each other, gender identity does not have to do with sexuality, right? (Does that even make sense? Good God. I've replaced Steph as The Most Vanilla.)
Polter-Cow - Jun 26, 2009 11:23:03 am PDT #2648 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Aims, that's correct. I was just flipping through Wikipedia and discovered terms like androsexual and gynosexual, which leave your own gender out of the equation.
tommyrot - Jun 26, 2009 11:25:06 am PDT #2649 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is there a scale for androgyny? What is the opposite of androgyny? Gendered?
Connie Neil - Jun 26, 2009 11:33:25 am PDT #2650 of 30000
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So being content as a woman (though with grave reservations about the whole period thing) would be cisgender, and the approach to femininity and gender roles is something completely different?
§ ita § - Jun 26, 2009 11:34:50 am PDT #2651 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ayup. I'm so cis it hurts, but that doesn't mean I'm not a bit manly. I just like my girl bits, when they're not acting up.
juliana - Jun 26, 2009 11:38:42 am PDT #2652 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Ayup. I'm so cis it hurts, but that doesn't mean I'm not a bit manly. I just like my girl bits, when they're not acting up.
This right here. Even on days when I'm butched the hell up, I am still very much female.
Good God. I've replaced Steph as The Most Vanilla.
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Kathy A - Jun 26, 2009 12:35:56 pm PDT #2653 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
James Bernardinelli has updated his Top 100 Films list and finally linked it on his website. I like most of his reviews, even if I don't agree with them, and I'm glad to finally have this readily available without having to google it.
He does have some unusual picks there--you don't typically see Branagh's Dead Again mentioned, but it really is the solid suspense drama/Hitchcock tribute film that the critic says it is. I remember seeing it in the theater with my dad and both of us just eating it up.
megan walker - Jun 26, 2009 12:44:13 pm PDT #2654 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Loved Dead Again.
I had the theater-size poster at one point. Can't think when I finally let that go.
Barb - Jun 26, 2009 1:00:02 pm PDT #2655 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
I'm another fan of Dead Again. Such a stylish noir suspense with a really beautiful love story in there as well.
And one of the best cameos in Robin Williams.