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Rep. Hageman Slams 'Cisgender' as Language Manipulation

2/6/2026

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During a House Judiciary Committee debate on H.R. 1028, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) criticized the term 'cisgender' as a 'made-up word'.
She argued the term reflects the Left's attempt to alter language and disrupt civil order.
The term cisgender was coined in 1994 to describe individuals whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth.
Gender studies professor Chris Freeman labeled its usage 'unhelpful' and potentially reinforcing a gender binary.

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During a House Judiciary Committee debate on H.R. 1028, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) criticized the term 'cisgender' as a 'made-up word'.
She argued the term reflects the Left's attempt to alter language and disrupt civil order.
The term cisgender was coined in 1994 to describe individuals whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth.
Gender studies professor Chris Freeman labeled its usage 'unhelpful' and potentially reinforcing a gender binary.