. . . because true equality demands gender-neutral policy.
Stanford University approves gender-neutral rooming, cites ‘principles of diversity and respect for individual differences’
Just one week after front-page coverage featuring the National Student Genderblind Campaign in the Boston Globe, Stanford University becomes the latest university to approve gender-neutral housing. The one-year pilot program for upper-class and graduate students will be offered in the 2008-2009 academic year in five residences. Stanford emphasized that this is part of an effort to “better serve transgender students and to offer more choices to students who want to live with friends of the opposite sex.” Greg Boardman, Vice Provost for Student Affairs said, “Stanford takes great pride in the variety of housing alternatives available to students and in the rich residential experience that results when communities are centered on principles of diversity and respect for individual differences.”
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