# Language used around transgender issues **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 18, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-used-around-transgender-issues/952697 "2021-10-18T15:21:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-used-around-transgender-issues/952697/10 "2021-10-18T15:09:22Z")
> [@Do trans girl athletes have an advantage? \[Moderated title for clarity\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-trans-girl-athletes-have-an-advantage-moderated-title-for-clarity/945447/745): > > > [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > > > Case in point, If someone found either of them offensive would you cease using them? > > Yes? I mean, I’ve mostly stopped using African American since Black is becoming preferred. I stopped using Oriental. I guess not if someONE found it offensive, but if less offensive terms were becoming the norm, I’d use those. Exactly this. At the moment, trans girls and cis girls are well-defined and commonly used and accepted. > [@Guidelines for posting on transgender issues on the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-posting-on-transgender-issues-on-the-sdmb/937563/1): > > The use of the term cisgender or the prefix cis- to refer to individuals whose gender identity matches their biological sex is not required but can be helpful in avoiding ambiguity when discussing transgender issues. That said, we do not have a code of acceptable gender-related expressions and do not wish to referee terminology. Please be considerate of the feelings of others and avoid needless provocation when using gender-related terms. If you feel others are using gender-relating terms or expressions improperly and you wish to correct them, please do so in a civil manner. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-used-around-transgender-issues/952697)._