Got Privilege: What is Cisgender Privilege and Why Does it Matter?

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Recently, terms have come into popular use as ways to describe identifying outside the gender binary system. See it as an opportunity to be empowered to make a difference, however small it might be.

Remember that gender identity and sexual orientation are two entirely different and separate things, and that notes on cisgender privilege and heterosexual privilege should be each taken on their own merits and not considered to be the same thing. Information important for me to keep private will not be revealed by: Pictures from my childhood My identification My diploma, transcript, or other educational document The language used to refer to me Greetings Pronouns Gendered relationship words e. If they do not I expect to be just fine, anyway. Cis Privilege in Sex and Relationships 79.

What Does It Mean to Be Cisgender?

This checklist is pretty much for people trying to explain to others that they are privileged, cause you can send them here and they can see for themselves. I've reposted it below, but included the link as well. An older version of the cis privilege checklist is available at T-Vox. Read sympathetically and think about it. This list is subject to continual revision without notice. I expect non-discrimination acts that apply to me to cover the most prevalent vectors of discrimination against me. I expect laws banning the creation of a hostile work environment will ban the use of offensive language about me. I expect my government-issued identification to accurately represent who I am. If my identification does not, I expect to be able to remedy this quickly and easily, without added expense, undue delay, arbitrary criteria, or a necessity to present evidence or medical documents. If they do not I expect to be just fine, anyway. My identification does not reveal private information that I may not want others to know. If the government is making decisions based on my medical history, I expect the persons making the decisions to be medical professionals grounded in the relevant medical literature. I expect access to healthcare. I cannot be denied health insurance on the basis of my gender. I expect that I will not be denied medical treatment by a doctor on the basis of my gender. I expect that if I am treated inappropriately by a doctor, my concerns will be taken seriously, and I will be able to find another doctor who will treat me appropriately. Treatments which are medically necessary for me are generally covered by insurance. Treatments which permanently or semi-permanently change my body are available to me immediately, based on my informed consent, ability to pay, and, if applicable, medical need. If I am accessing medical treatment, my informed consent is verified in, at most, a one-hour consult made before the beginning of treatment. I expect that medical professionals competent to treat my conditions exist outside of major cities, and in proportion to the demand for them. I expect no undue delay in access to routine medical services, and for such services to be available at least five days a week. I expect that the specialists in medical conditions affecting me have received formal training about them, and are abreast of current medical developments in the subject. I expect that there exists formal training about medical conditions affecting me. I expect that my access to medical treatment that I need and can afford will not be affected by: My sex life How much, how often, and with how many people I enjoy sex Whether or not I am sexually stimulated by a mode of dress What sex acts I enjoy The gender s I am sexually attracted to The story I tell about my condition My adherence to gender roles The length of time I have wanted treatment My desire for a different, but related, medical treatment My definition of my gender The gender in which I live My age, independent of parental consent Local politics Subconscious racial prejudice The opinion of a therapist other than the medical provider My willingness to accept side effects which could be avoided by lower dosages My willingness to reveal my private medical information to the government, family members, employers, and friends I expect that medical care will be crafted to suit my own particular needs. I expect to be able to access treatment A without accessing treatment B, if treatment B will do nothing to advance my particular needs. I expect that I will be able to access medical care without lying. Accessing respectful STD testing and reproductive care is relatively emotionally and logistically easy for me. Clothing works for me, more or less. I am a size and shape for which clothes I feel comfortable wearing are commonly made There are clothes designed with bodies like mine in mind. If I am unable to find clothing that fits me well, I will still feel safe, and recognizable as my gender If I have a restriction on what clothing I will buy e. I expect my gender to not unduly affect my ability to travel internationally. My gender presentation is legal in all countries. I expect that information on a country relevant to travelers of my gender will be readily available, and supplied to me by travel guides, travel agents, and study abroad officials. I expect that a visa and passport will be sufficient documentation for me to enter any country, however difficult these may be to obtain. I expect that my documentation will decrease suspicion about me. Information important for me to keep private will not be revealed by: Pictures from my childhood My identification My diploma, transcript, or other educational document The language used to refer to me Greetings Pronouns Gendered relationship words e. It is easily possible for representations of my naked body to pass obscenity restrictions. I expect the privacy of my body to be respected. I am not asked about what my genitals look like, or whether or not my breasts are real, what medical procedures I have had, etc. I have easy access to people who understand that this wrong is not acceptable, and who will support me. I have easy access to resources and people to educate someone who wronged me, if I am not feeling up to it. If I am being wronged, I can expect that others who are around will notice. I expect that a short term arrest e. I expect access to, and fair treatment within, sex segregated facilities Homeless shelters Domestic Violence shelters Dormitories Drug Rehabilitation Prisons Bathrooms Locker rooms Gyms Hostels Juvenile justice systems Institutions and authority figures do not force me to adopt a different gender presentation, or deny me medical treatment. The implications these terms make about my gender, my body, my sex, my biology, and my past are all acceptable to me. I expect no medical evidence to be necessary when changing my name. For me, there is little-to-no conflict between being recognized as a member of my gender, and resisting sexism. Recognition of my gender is independent of the good will of oppressive institutions. I have no need to establish that I am a different gender than someone already thinks I am. I lived my childhood in a gender that felt appropriate for me at the time, and still does. I lived my childhood in the gender that I want to have lived it in. I was trained into whatever gender was appropriate for me, and so I am prepared to live in my current gender, without having to go back and learn vital skills I was not taught when I was young. My preferences for my gender have been honored my whole life, by my doctor, my parents, my teachers, my professors, my relatives, my classmates, my bosses, etc. If someone is uncertain about how I am gendered, they are likely to use criteria that will influence them to choose the gender I identify with. If this does not happen, whatever level of anger I express will be acceptable, and I will expect the offense to be immediately corrected. Regardless of my gendered behavior as a child, or how I felt about being forced into the gender I inhabited then, if I require medical treatment to keep up an appearance that matches my gender, it will be granted immediately and without question. I have unquestioned access to all appropriate sex-segregated facilities. My potential lovers expect my genitals to look roughly similar to the way they do, and have accepted that before coming to bed with me. I expect the privacy of my body to be respected. I expect to be able to shower at public facilities such as gyms and pools. Others accept my determination of what events and periods in my life I wish to talk about or deem significant. My gender, and my access to gender-specific services and medical care, are upheld no matter how important or unimportant I consider that to be. Even if I consider medical treatment to maintain an appearance matching my gender to be inconsequential, it will still be available to me, covered by health insurance. Likewise, even if I find the use of the appropriately gendered language about me inconsequential, it will still be taken as a serious, unproblematic need by others. My right to inhabit my currently chosen gender is universally considered valid, regardless of my gendered behavior as a child, or how I felt about being forced into the gender I inhabited then. If I require medical treatment to keep up an appearance that matches my gender, it will be granted immediately and without question. When or if people mistake my gender, there are unlikely to be serious consequences. And anyone who dares to question transexualism is labelled the WORST of all oppressors anywhere in any situation. It's all about political correctness gone mad, liberal guilt. Cisgendered is a word that has been invented to label anyone who is not transexual - ie anyone born with a natural penis or vagina or intersex folks. Of course I will be now be labelled a transphobe for questioning the transexual industry as a whole. It's all about political correctness gone mad, liberal guilt. Of course I will be now be labelled a transphobe for questioning the transexual industry as a whole. I agree with a lot of this. Synthetic hormones are so toxic to the body and the environment so having even more of them released into the water supply cannot be explained away as an issue of social justice. I can't completely blame trannies for being pressured into the decision to alter their bodies because our society is so hostile to anyone who deviates from gender norms. But creating a conformist culture that encourages unnecessary surgery in young people is not a solution to this problem. I would first blame the dominant paradigm that marginalizes people who don't fit in, but in this case marginalized people have taken on the same qualities as those they're criticizing through policing everyone's behavior. What I read of this little manifesto is obnoxious. Hate me,hate my friends, but you know what? Hate me,hate my friends, but you know what? My corporate control, My money, and MY psuedo rebelliion? No, Plastic Surgeons, a posterchild for everything thats wrong with our society to begin with! Linda and plagueship and puckett and thisisme: Stop posting on this and the white privilege threads, and go read a book, or indymedia, or just go out into the real world with an open mind, then talk about how it's the person who brings these issues up who's fucked up, not you. Linda and plagueship and puckett and thisisme: Stop posting on this and the white privilege threads, and go read a book, or indymedia, or just go out into the real world with an open mind, then talk about how it's the person who brings these issues up who's fucked up, not you. Are you saying its ok to generalize and stereotype if youre the more oppressed, but not the other way around? Linda and plagueship and puckett and thisisme: Stop posting on this and the white privilege threads, and go read a book, or indymedia, or just go out into the real world with an open mind, then talk about how it's the person who brings these issues up who's fucked up, not you.

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