Layers of Whiteness
I am a white, heterosexual, cisgender, middle-aged man born in the United States. I want you to know how I identify and the perspective I’m coming from because context matters and these dimensions of diversity are sometimes taken for granted. I remember bristling when first acknowledging my whiteness. I remember not understanding what cisgender means and then thinking “why are people stating the obvious?” I include reflections such as these in this article and refer to them as “White Insights.” This article is primarily for those who are open to exploring how whiteness works in the United ...