Cisgender Privilege Checklist

For the privileged people who don't even know what cisgender means, it is a term for people whose gender identity matches the sex that they were assigned at birth. Your gender matches your biological sex. For example, someone who identifies as a woman and was assigned female at birth is a cisgender woman. Cisgender is the opposite of transgender.

Chances are the majority of people reading this are cisgender. You may not be aware of this but being cisgender offers you many advantages in life. Below is a short list of some of the many unearned benefits of being cisgender. Read them and please take into consideration just how privileged you are that your gender matches your birth sex. Being aware is a great first step.

Cisgender Privilege Checklist

1. Cisgender people don't have to face potential transphobia when trying to make friends or date.

2. Cisgender people can generally blend in with society instead of constantly being stared at or whispered about.

3. Cisgender people don't have the authenticity of their gender constantly scrutinized.

4. Cisgender people don't have to worry about facing harassment just for using the bathroom that aligns with their gender.

5. Cisgender people can purchase/wear clothes and shoes that match their gender identity without be laughed at or questioned.

6. Cisgender people don't have to hide their gender identity due to fear of harassment or discrimination.

7. Cisgender people are less likely to commit suicide.

8. Cisgender people aren't barred from competing in sports on the basis of their gender identity.

9. Cisgender people are less likely to be murdered or attacked just because of their gender identity.

10. Cisgender people can expect to have their gender pronouns be respected without protest.

11. Cisgender people are less likely to be homeless.

12. Your gender identity is not considered humorous or a joke if you're cisgender.

Those are just a few examples of the many benefits cisgender people enjoy. Cisgender people please don't feel bad or ashamed for having these advantages. It's not your fault. Just be aware of how privileged you truly are.

Thank you

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  • I never got the whole bathroom issue. IT'S THE FREAKING BATHROOM. you go in, take a dump, and get out. Is it really worth forcing heads of state to take time out of their very busy schedules just to let you look at a differently-dressed stick figure while you do it?

  • Shut up with this self-righteous load of bullshit article.

  • God made some of us male and some of us female. Abiding by His wisdom deserves some perks.

  • much like i didn't ask for certain advantages in live i get by how i was born, you didn't ask for disadvantages you got. therefore for you making me feel bad for my advantages is like me making you feel bad for your disadvantage, which is just a dick move. don't make your lifes short comings other peoples fault. you're not entiteled to compassion. and you surely won't get compassion if you're a bitch about how bad your life is.

  • This isn't a question

    • Do you know what a myTake is?

    • Please enlighten me

    • Basically an article on whatever you want to write about. It's not supposed to be a question

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  • Was there a point to this, or were you just ranting?

  • 1. No one is entitled to romantic success. Everyone will eventually like someone who isn't interested in them, it doesn't make your case special or worse just because the reason for why they rejected you was because of your gender identity. People tend to think that the gender of the person they're with IS important, who would've thought?
    2. So I guess celebrities are heavily oppressed then as well.
    4. I guess this one would depend on whether they're post-op or pre-op.
    6. Cleopatra disagrees!
    7. The statistics for the general doesn't mean shit for the individual. "Oh, you're a cisgendered person who's suicidal? Well, statistically, you're LESS likely to be suicidal, so get over yourself and check your privilege!"
    8. Maybe because when it comes to competitive sports, it doesn't matter what gender you identify with? The only thing that's going to matter is your PHYSICAL sex as that is what's going to give you unfair advantages or disadvantages.
    9. I don't give a shit about the reason why someone is murdered. It's terrible no matter what.
    12. More accurate: It's fine to joke about men. Joking about women is sexist, unless it's white women. Joking about trans people is transphobic.

  • Dude, you are white knighting hard. People don't need to hear some person say, "check your privilege" when ever that person is inconvienenced in the slightest. Everyone struggles with something. They don't need to hear "check your privilege" when something finally comes easy.

  • Trannies are mentally ill

  • Yup. Confimed. Anyone who thinks like this is sick and needs help. This kind of help is above my pay grade. Buh bye.

  • Good mytake

  • Stating someone has privilege is a form of shaming and is a microaggression hate crime. Are you upset because you were born a dog in a boys body? Can't you just get a tail implant?

  • Is this a joke?

    I never trust anyone that tries to tell me how "privileged" I am. Guess what? If you do something to stand out from people, like being a really bad looking tranny, you're going to get made fun of.

    Tough luck.

  • Yup, mentally ill people are definitely at risk for all these things. Not sure what cisgender is or what all these retarded other genders are, there are men and women, anyone calling themselves otherwise is either the very rare hermaphrodite or mentally ill. If you have a dick and you walk into a women's washroom, nothing else matters, you have a penis and you walked into the vagina door. That is mental illness and we should all stop encouraging it.

    have a nice day

  • Not having a disadvantage isn't a privilege.

  • Cisgender people arnt as annoying as you

    • They just need to be aware of their privilege

  • Thank you

    • You're welcome

  • 8. There is a reason for this tho if a male transitions to a female he keeps he strength and that is higher than the average female well they have a huge advantage

  • Whatever. I deal with other problems due to being cisgender, but I don't expect you people to understand.

  • Checked. Yep, still got 'em. Glad I do. And now back to getting on with my life.

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