Research Guides: Transgender Studies & Cisgender Privilege: Articles

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Finding Articles about Cisgender Privilege in Journals & Databases

The following articles available through the UO Libraries address cisgender privilege through various disciplinary lenses. Be sure to log in with your DuckID in order to view or download full-text electronic articles.

Garvey, Jason C. and Susan R. Rankin. “The Influence of Campus Experiences on the Level of Outness Among Trans-Spectrum and Queer-Spectrum Students.” Journal of Homosexuality 62:3 (2015): 373-393.

Henning, Carlos Eduardo. “Is Old Age Always Already Heterosexual (and Cisgender)? The LGBT Gerontology and the Formation of the ‘LGBT Elders.’” Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology 13, no. 1 (2016): 132-154.

Johnson, Julia R. “Cisgender Privilege, Intersectionality, and the Criminalization of CeCe McDonald: Why Intercultural Communication Needs Transgender Studies.” Journal of International and Intercultural Communication 6 (May 2013): 135-144.

Sumerau, J.E., Ryan T. Cragun, and Lain A.B. Mathers. “Contemporary Religion and the Cisgendering of Reality.” Social Currents 3, no. 3 (2016): 293-311.

Westbrook, Laurel, and Aliya Saperstein. “New Categories Are Not Enough: Rethinking the Measurement of Sex and Gender in Social Surveys.” Gender & Society 29 (August 2015): 534-560.

Below are some of the journals and databases in the UO Libraries collection that can help you find articles about cisgender privilege and transgender studies. Some of these provide full-text access to articles, while others provide only citation information and abstracts (summaries); you can use InterLibrary Loan (ILL) to request copies of articles that UO does not have.

Journals:

Gender & Society by Sociologists for Women in Society
Call Number: BF692.2.G46 (print); also available online
Publication Date: v.1 (1987) - present; print and online
International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies
Call Number: HQ75 .J66
Publication Date: v.5 (2000)-v. 7 (2005)
Earlier Title: Journal of gay, lesbian, and bisexual identity
Transgender Health
Call Number: online only
Publication Date: v.1 (2015)-
Transgender Tapestry
Call Number: online only
Publication Date: 2002-2008
Journal of GLBT Family Studies
Call Number: online only
Publication Date: 2005-present
Law and Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian and Gay Legal Issues
Call Number: LAW LIBRARY K12 .A458 (print); also available online
Publication Date: v.1 (1991)-present

Databases:

Archives of sexuality & gender This link opens in a new window
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Primary source documents from major international activist organizations and local grassroots organizations providing information on social, political, health and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities. Includes often-excluded groups, even within the LGBTQ community, and enables users to draw new connections across the development of LGBTQ culture and activism.
Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly, popular, and internet publications, providing interdisciplinary coverage of gender-related topics, including women's studies, men's studies, ethnic studies, health issues, and sexual diversity.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Online archive of peer reviewed/scholarly journals in all disciplines.
LGBT Life Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the world's literature regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Transsexual issues.
Comprehensive coverage includes traditional academic, lifestyle, and regional publications, as well as non-periodical content such as non-fiction books, bibliographies and dissertations. Disciplines include athletics, health, law, sociology, family, religion, civil liberties, employment and entertainment.

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