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===Colleges and universities=== | ===Colleges and universities=== | ||
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 | 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 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iXcTiWKvTVfIYDx0ciZnZI5Bw5R_hfCdfTZKJPHpeHI/edit?pli=1 Applying to College as a Non Binary Trans Person] article is highly recommended because it goes into more detail about many aspects of college life for a nonbinary person in the USA, and some common problems in paperwork. | The [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iXcTiWKvTVfIYDx0ciZnZI5Bw5R_hfCdfTZKJPHpeHI/edit?pli=1 Applying to College as a Non Binary Trans Person] article is highly recommended because it goes into more detail about many aspects of college life for a nonbinary person in the USA, and some common problems in paperwork. | ||
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| American University | | American University | ||
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| 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 | | 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> | ||
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| Austin Community College | | Austin Community College | ||
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| 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 | | 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> | ||
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| Bard College | | Bard College | ||
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| Bowling Green State University | | Bowling Green State University | ||
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| 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 | | 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> | ||
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| Burlington College | | Burlington College | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Can choose "I do not wish to identify"<ref name="College" /> | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| Can choose "I do not wish to identify"<ref name="College" /> | ||
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| College of Wooster | | College of Wooster | ||
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| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" /> | | Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" /> | ||
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| Connecticut College | | Connecticut College | ||
| style="background-color:#ffb;"| Uses the Common App, which asks for sex assigned at birth, and has free text field for gender identity<ref name="OConnor" /> | | style="background-color:#ffb;"| Uses the Common App, which asks for sex assigned at birth, and has free text field for gender identity<ref name="OConnor" /> | ||
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| Dickinson College | | Dickinson College | ||
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| Has a trans student group and several popular transgender focused events.<ref name="Beemyn2012" /> | | Has a trans student group and several popular transgender focused events.<ref name="Beemyn2012" /> | ||
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| Oberlin College | | Oberlin College | ||
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| Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) | | Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) | ||
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| Gives a lot of transgender | | Gives a lot of transgender focused programming and events, and works to be transgender-inclusive in its services.<ref name="Beemyn2012" /> | ||
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| Savannah Technical College | | Savannah Technical College | ||
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| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" /> | | Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" /> | ||
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| St. Johns College | | St. Johns College | ||
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| University of California - Santa Cruz (UCSC) | | University of California - Santa Cruz (UCSC) | ||
| Online application form gives about six gender options.<ref name="PracticalExamples">http://practicalandrogyny.com/2011/03/24/a-call-for-examples/ | | 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> | ||
| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" /> | | Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" /> | ||
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| University of Colorado - Denver | | University of Colorado - Denver | ||
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| 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 | | 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> | ||
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| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | ||
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| University of Washington (UW) (Seattle, WA) | | University of Washington (UW) (Seattle, WA) | ||
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| Allows gender-neutral housing.<ref name="College" /> Has had a Q Center since 2005, which "welcomes students, staff, and faculty who are transgender". The University plans that in 2016 it will "broaden gender-neutral options for housing to include all of the new residence halls on west campus as well as Haggett Hall, which has provided gender-neutral bathrooms and living quarters for several years. ... UW staff is working on giving students an easy option to change their gender on University forms."<ref> | | Allows gender-neutral housing.<ref name="College" /> Has had a Q Center since 2005, which "welcomes students, staff, and faculty who are transgender". The University plans that in 2016 it will "broaden gender-neutral options for housing to include all of the new residence halls on west campus as well as Haggett Hall, which has provided gender-neutral bathrooms and living quarters for several years. ... UW staff is working on giving students an easy option to change their gender on University forms."<ref>Julie Garner, "True to self." ''Columns: The University of Washington Alumni Magazine'', September 10, 2015. [https://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns-magazine/september-2015/features/transgender/ https://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns-magazine/september-2015/features/transgender/]</ref> | ||
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| Vassar | | Vassar | ||
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| Wesleyan University | | Wesleyan University | ||
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| Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" /> | | Allows gender-neutral housing<ref name="College" /> | ||
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