Cisgenderism includes normative ideas about gender, which lead to the exclusion of intersex people and cultures with systems of gender different from the Western norm, and people who do not conform to the norms of cisgenderism are categorized as transgender and stigmatized.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies defines cisgenderism as an ideology that "involves concepts, language, and behavior that problematize people's own definitions and classifications of their genders and bodies".
This can contribute to depression, and make mental health care harder to access.
It can also marginalize people for their gender identities, leading to strain and higher risks of ridicule and hate crime.
[7] Misgendering and objectification by reducing people to their physical characteristics are also consequences of cisgenderism.
Passing is a way to avoid consequences of cisgenderism, by outwardly conforming with cisgenderist norms.