Whatever our gender identity is, we can express ourselves however we want to when it comes to gender: through our hair, clothes, nail polish, or mannerisms. This privilege comes from the widely-held belief that a cisgender identity is more “normal” than a transgender identity (see #7 for an example of cis-heteronormativity.) In 1965, psychiatrist John F. Oliven coined the term ‘transgender’ to replace the term ‘transsexualism’ as he deemed it misleading. It assumes that the alignment of biological sex with a person’s internal view of their gender identity and the gender role that society expects of this person. Nothing in the realm of social justice is ever static, but thankfully, knowing every bit of history behind these terms is not necessary for turning our social justice values into actions.