Research Guides: Transgender Studies & Cisgender Privilege: Online Resources

Online Resources for Learning about Cisgender Privilege and Transgender Issues

The following web resources offer primers on what cisgender privilege means, and how to recognize & evaluate your own privileges:

Privileges of Non-Transgender People
This list from Peter Toscano is inspired by Peggy McIntosh's "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack."
Cis Privilege Check List
Another checklist inspired by Peggy McIntosh, from the blog Taking Up Too Much Space: Trans Misogyny, Feminism, and Trans Activism.
7 Ways You Can Use Your Cisgender Privilege for Good
Leveraging your own privileges to help others who lack those privileges, from the website Feminist Campus.
University of Oregon LGBTQIA+
Campus resources for LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty at the University of Oregon; includes information on transition support for transgender members of the UO community, as well as event listings for Transgender Awareness Week.