The Benefits of a Gender-Neutral Housing Facility

My chosen academic journal article is Contesting silence, claiming space: gender and sexuality in the neo-liberal public high school by Susan W. Woolley. This article examines how educational institutions and its actors introduce and reinforce a heteronormative binary ideology, and reject any non-normativity that may occur. Through this deep-rooted theoretical framework, high school students struggle to freely explore individual interpretations of sexuality and

Mixed dorm is a normal thing, in our generation now it is totally fine if you are living with the opposite sex it does not really matter whether she is a girl or he is a boy, for instance, there are a lot of US universities that allow mixed dorms like Brown University, Stanford University… When you go to college you become independent and responsible you are conscious about what you are going to do no one will guide you or be with you during this period, we college students are adult so we can take decision and in my guessing having roommate from the sex opposite it is better than get one similar to your gender because we all know having roommate from the sex opposite you can discover the other sex, so that will definitely

This paper will continue on, researching the societal change/acceptance in the gay and lesbian community as no longer being unorthodox and with the stigma coming from the gay community itself.

In “What Should “Diversity on Campus” Mean and Why?” various authors argue how it is difficult for women to get on a college campus, and to be comfortable on college campuses. In her article, “Trans Women at Smith,” Sarah Fraas, explains how difficult it is for transgender women to just apply to Women only universities: specifically, Smith’s. A study conducted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force figured out that less than half of transgender students have been able to update their school information (Fraas). It has been stated that some of the students who tried were immediately rejected by their high school. Also, in another article “Muslim American Women in Campus Culture,” Shabana Mir argues how it is difficult for female Muslim American

A current issue that that has affected higher education is lavender housing for first year students. This topics has affected higher education, because a lot of students and professionals are not trans-knowledgeable, and they don’t understand bigendered, cross living, gender binary system, and dominate culture. In the state of North Carolina there are only a few schools with lavender housing, Guilford College, Warren Wilson College, and recently Duke University. Even though, these schools offer lavender housing, they are still segregating members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Asexual or Ally (LGBTQA) community.

In Fraas Sarah article, “Trans Women at Smith: The Complexities of Checking “Female” states, “Imagine a women’s college that accepts all women.” Adding on to what I said earlier, many people need to accept people by who they are. Age, identity, religion, race should not determine who the person is. Every single person has there own unique life and people need to not judge but accept it. “It might surprise some that this women’s college does in fact exist -- in Oakland, Calif. Mills College

Now on campus, there are six gender neutral bathrooms available to whomever wants to use them.

In the summer time of 2015, it was shown in a CNN article that “two-thirds of Americans were in favor in gay marriage” soon to become a law change in most states to make it acceptable for people of the same sex to live together as partners and live the life they wish to as a married couple. This quick acceptance in our country shows the urgency of openness to everyone around, prior to the summer of 2015 an issue that our country faced was the issue of acceptance of others that would classify themselves as a member of the LGBTQ community. As the campus of Southeast Missouri State University constantly breaks new records of enrollment and students choosing to live on campus the universities new President is embarking on a new way to market the university, diversity. As the acceptance with members in the LGBTQ community, more and more students are opening up at home, expressing and or finding out their true selves in their college years. Limiting the residence halls to same birth sex only is limiting the growth as individuals of the new students who come in that might be included or interested in the LGBTQ community. Some students are afraid to come out expressing themselves, having the opportunity to room with a person who is of the opposite gender or “trans” can be very beneficial. Like in the article “So Roomie, Let’s Talk” students don’t always understand one another’s diversity which can lead to some very terrible things. “Bullying peaks in middle school and decreases in high school but can continue in college.” Students are constantly facing peer pressure and judgment in the story by Slotnik the two roommates barely communicated amongst each other, once the truth came out about one of the roommates the others life soon ended.(Slotnik) If the campus would allow its students to choose everything some students' identities might be

There is a long history of social groups being repressed within the United States of America. With an ever-changing culture and a strong force against certain changes, certain ethnic and social groups appear to be neglected by the lawmakers of America. One of the more recent occurrences of this has been the LBGT community. Up until 2014, marriage was not even legal between a same-sex couple. After gay marriage was ruled legal, a landslide of other reforms were brought to attention. One of the more controversial topics being discussed today is the rights of the LBGT community in accordance to public bathrooms. They argue that anyone should be able to use whichever bathroom that matches with their identified gender. The definition of gender and the rights that accompany them is constantly being updated and adjusted. Because of this sudden movement, social issues are sparking outrage and debate on whether this argument should be implemented into society. This issue has dominated the media and has caused chaos on both sides of the spectrum. Members of the LBGT community should not be able to use whatever bathroom they please.

This article is a qualitative article exploring the different literary perspectives taken on LGBT students attending HBCUs and some of the challenges that are faced by LGBT students attending HBCUs. The authors has also offered recommendations to help HBCUs bridge the gap between LGBT students and the campus environment. The purpose of the article is clearly stated from the beginning to the end. The authors begins by discussing the history of HBCUs, the reasoning behind having them and also the close relationship that HBCUs have with religious organizations, something that can cause a big issue with LGBT students. According to the Mobley & Johnson (2015) “Black church leaders are often cited for condemning LGBT populations within the Black

In chapter seven, of Social Inequality Forms, Causes, and Consequences, gender identity and sexual orientation are discussed. The chapter discusses transgender;

The issue of having an adjusted sexual orientation representation on the showing staffs of schools is a matter of worry to educationalists. It is viewed as vital by them that the educating of children ought not to be seen as purely a female task but rather that students ought to encounter both men and women working in classrooms. Educators have likewise communicated worry about issues, for example, assorted qualities inside of the calling what 's more, the status of a calling

Setting the proper context gives due diligence to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, (LGBT) community. It shows the great effort put forth in fighting for equality. Setting the proper context requires research of historical and statistical data, which are limited. A majority of the population wishes to suppress the efforts in achieving LGBT equality. Illustrating a historical overview creates a timeline of the major events leading up to the role colleges and universities have in the United States in bringing awareness to the social awakening concerning LGBT issues. By changing curricula, higher education raises awareness of its faculty and students. This provides a safer environment for LGBT students, and helps prepare heterosexual and cisgender students for the diverse world they will encounter after leaving their college/university.

The author of the article goes on to talk on of her convection in the benefits of destabilized heteronormativity. She argues that society in general can only gain from the inclusion of this perspective. On page 3 she states one important aspect being the liberation of these ideas is a commitment to transforming our cultural views. Revealing the history of the previously hidden homosexual community, and in turn empowering lesbians and gays own artwork. When discussing stereotypes represented in ads, students were told to provide essays or photographs, that would undermine these

In past generations, it has been clear to society that males and females use segregated bathrooms. It is also known that the rate of transgender people has been growing over the past years. Transgender people constantly face troubles when using a bathroom in public. Nevertheless, as society has become more aware of the transgender population and the issues that they face, many schools have had to decide how they will respond about the issue of school bathrooms when students identify themselves as transgender. A school should be able to provide separate facilities based on sex, but must allow transgender students access to the facility which matches their gender identity.