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 don't think being normal is a privilege

  • Telling cisgendered people that they are privileged is a good way to offend a lot of people and make them not like transgender community. If you are trying to educate and help people understand transgender people and their struggles then offending cis people by calling them privileged is having the opposite effect

  • a very interesting and informative mytake

  • You're welcome

  • "Were assigned female at birth" these people make birth sound like computer programming.
    And why do we need a word or term for the 99%?

  • Aka. the "benefit" of being the majority of society.

    Also , sports? Do you think it fair if I identify as a woman and enter a fighting competition or any other sports.

    Pronouns? Hard to respect a person so narcassistic , they think they can demand special consideration when addressing them.

  • thank you for sharing

    • You're welcome

  • "People get treated diferently because people are diferent. You try fighting that, and you end up dying of TB."

  • Thanks

  • Ding ding!

  • Question are you implying cis people should be ashamed or are you just pointing out how a particular group has disadvantages that another does not? If its the latter you do realize each group and individuals within these groups have privileges and advantages that others do not. No one is special in their hindrances, we all have them just in diffrent forms.

    Cisgender Privilege Checklist
  • I am not cisgender, I am normal. Cisgender is a term invented so those that are not normal can get their made-up 76 genders out there. There are two genders and a bunch of mental issues that affect how a small percentage people see themselves.

  • Interesting how many of the examples of oppression you cite are also attributable to groups that are typically described as "privileged"
    EG: Men are more likely to be homeless. Men are more likely to be murdered/victims of violence. Men are more likely to commit suicide.

  • You just proved that's gays and trans people are crazier than normal people by saying that kill them self more and are more homeless people being trans or gay is a first world problem. And it's agenda by white people to eradicate people