Now you can search trans policies at colleges and universities across the United States:
- Colleges and Universities with Nondiscrimination Policies that Include Gender Identity/Expression
- Colleges and Universities Prohibited from Discriminating Because of Nondiscrimination Laws in Their Jurisdiction
- Colleges and Universities that Cover Transition-Related Medical Expenses Under Student Health Insurance
- Colleges and Universities that Provide Gender-Inclusive Housing
- Colleges and Universities that Allow Students to Change the Name and Gender on Campus Records
- Colleges and Universities that Cover Transition-Related Medical Expenses Under Employee Health Insurance
If you have any updates or edits, please contact Campus Pride at info@campuspride.org. To become a trans advocate on your campus, learn more about the Best Practices to Support Transgender and Other Gender-Nonconforming Students and see how your campus scores on the Transgender Checklist for Colleges and Universities.
Want to do more as a trans ally? Campus Pride challenges you to navigate your campus as if you are an incoming trans student. Consider the following:
1. Visit the Registrar, Student Health Services, Residence Life, etc.
2. Note potential roadblocks, concerns and issues you encounter
3. Actively work with staff and administrators to address these concerns.
4. Become a transgender ally and help make your campus safer and more trans-friendly.
Meet the Clearinghouse Coordinator
Genny Beemyn is the Director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Stonewall Center, a bisexual, gay, lesbian, queer and transgender educational resource center. Genny has published and spoken extensively on the experiences and needs of transgender people, particularly the lives of gender-nonconforming students. Ze has written or edited eight books/journal issues, including special issues of the Journal of LGBT Youth on “Trans Youth” and “Supporting Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Children and Youth” and a special issue of the Journal of Homosexuality on “LGBTQ Campus Experiences.” Beemyn’s most recent work, written with Sue Rankin, is The Lives of Transgender People, which was published by Columbia University Press in November 2011. In addition to being the director of the Stonewall Center, Beemyn is also a board member of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute and an editorial board member of the Journal of LGBT Youth, the Journal of Bisexuality, the Journal of Homosexuality, and the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. Beemyn has a Ph.D. in African American Studies and Master’s degrees in African American Studies, American Studies, and Higher Education Administration.