Educational bodies (USA): Difference between revisions

In the USA, many colleges use paperwork that makes problems for transgender people, especially nonbinary people. The Common Application and Universal College Application, used by many USA colleges, used to restrict answers to only the binary sex assigned at the birth of the applicant. However, starting in the 2016-2017 academic year, these applications updated the "sex" field to "sex assigned at birth" and added an optional free text field for gender.<ref name="OConnor">{{Cite web |title=College Applications Just Got Way More Gender-Inclusive |last=O'Connor |first=Lydia |work=HuffPost |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/common-application-gender_n_57225c03e4b01a5ebde4faf9}}</ref> The Coalition Application uses [[:File:Coalition Application.PNG|a similar two-question technique]].

| Allows gender-neutral housing, "limited to the 'social justice' house for first years"<ref name="College">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iXcTiWKvTVfIYDx0ciZnZI5Bw5R_hfCdfTZKJPHpeHI/edit?pli=1 Applying to College as a Non Binary Trans Person]. October 21, 2013</ref>

| Students can submit their chosen name to be displayed in class rosters and online systems instead of their [[deadname]]. However, most official documents such as transcripts and diploma will use the student's legal name.<ref>https://www.austincc.edu/admissions/update-student-information/chosen-name</ref>

| Allows gender neutral housing, but is limited to Founders Hall and one floor of MacDonald Hall for 2016-17 academic year<ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/residence-life/housing-options/gender-neutral-housing.html</ref><ref>http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2016/05/01/BGSU-to-offer-less-expensive-all-gender-dorm.html</ref> Also has some gender neutral bathrooms accross campus <ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/multicultural-affairs/documents/gender-neutral-bathrooms.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/multicultural-affairs/documents/Gender%20Neutral%20Bathrooms_List+Campus%20Map.pdf</ref>

| Internal CSU computer system "RAMweb" allows X gender marker<ref name="GiordanoCSU">{{Cite web |title=CSU updating systems to improve experiences for transgender and nonbinary students |last=Giordano |first=Joe |work=SOURCE |date=August 18, 2020 |access-date=November 14, 2020 |url= https://source.colostate.edu/csu-updating-systems-to-improve-experiences-for-transgender-and-nonbinary-students/}}</ref>

| "Nearly 300 all-gender restrooms on campus"<ref name="GiordanoCSU" /> <br>Informed consent transition services available at CSU Health Network in the Women's and Gender Care Clinic<ref name="heal_Tran">{{Cite web |title=Transgender Care {{! }} Health Network |author= |work=health.colostate.edu |date= |access-date=November 14, 2020 |url= https://health.colostate.edu/transgender-care/}}</ref>

| Has a university policy prohibiting discrimination/harassment on the basis of gender identity. Has Gender Inclusive Housing options since 2012. Has Gender-Neutral Restrooms across campus. Students can change Preferred Name displayed on student ID, rosters, etc. without a legal name change.<ref>https://in.nau.edu/inclusion/transgender-resources/</ref>

| "In its mission and legal status, Smith is a women's college. [...] Nonbinary or gender nonconforming individuals who also identify as women are welcome to apply. Our community does include and value nonbinary and gender nonconforming students who do not identify as women, who came into their identities after their admission to Smith. [...] Once admitted, any student who completes the college's graduation requirements—regardless of gender identity—will be awarded a Smith degree."<ref name="smith-gender">{{Cite web |title=Gender Identity & Expression |author= |work=Smith College |date= |access-date=3 November 2020 |url= https://www.smith.edu/about-smith/equity-inclusion/gender-identity-expression}}</ref>

| Online application form gives about six gender options.<ref name="PracticalExamples">http://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/03/24/a-call-for-examples/</ref> Has separate questions for gender and for sex assigned at birth. Students can also indicate a preferred name and pronouns.<ref name="UCSC">{{Cite web |title=Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Questions |author= |work=registrar.ucsc.edu |date=June 25, 2018 |access-date=May 11, 2020 |url= https://registrar.ucsc.edu/gender-identity/index.html}}</ref>

| Students can designate a name to be used instead of their legal name for some instances, including on diploma. However, some records will still utilize the student's legal name.<br>In the UCDAccess system, students may optionally select one of five pronoun sets: [[English_neutral_pronouns#She|she/her/hers]], [[English_neutral_pronouns#He|he/him/his]], [[Singular they|they/them/theirs]], ze/zir/zirs, or xe/xer/xers.<ref name="ucde_Iden">{{Cite web |title=Identity |author= |work=University of Colorado Denver |date= |access-date=October 14, 2020 |url= https://www.ucdenver.edu/registrar/student-resources/identity}}</ref>