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Re:The Euphemism Treadmill by avaldez_ on Thursday August 22, 2024 @08:50AM (#41319688)
Not the commenter you're answering to, but... what's wrong with the words you did just use?
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Re:The Euphemism Treadmill by StevenWaterman on Thursday August 22, 2024 @10:23AM (#41320627)
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"

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Re:The Euphemism Treadmill by hungie on Thursday August 22, 2024 @10:25AM (#41320644)
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.
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