Do cisgender people ever fully appreciate how easy they have it?

[ginalangridge]

 I’m straight, white, female, cis, well-off. I have rather a lot of privileges.

Although I am deeply aware of how very privileged I am, I’m pretty sure I’m not fullyaware. It’s damned hard to see the privilege that you’re benefiting from because it looks so normal.

Until recently I felt a distinct lack of privilege every time I got stuck in a long queue for the ladies loo and watched men going in and out of their loo with no problems. Now I’ve realised that I’m lucky that there are no questions over which loo I should use, and no one trying to make me use a toilet where I’m at serious risk of getting assaulted.

So no, I don’t fully appreciate my privilege but I’m working on becoming a better ally.