Arizona-New policy protects transgendered

[SandraJane]

New policy protects transgendered

By Allison Walker, December 2011
Staff Writer

http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/puma/puma-new/fall_2011_pages/nondiscrimination50513.html



Following the models set by more than 400 universities around the country, as well as Wal-Mart, the Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board voted on August 23, 2011 to readjust the colleges' nondiscrimination policy to prevent inequity to students and faculty who identify themselves as being a gender different than their biological sex.

"It was long overdue," said Dale Heuser, president of Equality Maricopa and health and exercise science faculty member at Paradise Valley Community College.

The MCCCD employee-run group first presented the proposition in 2003, but was unable to move it out of committee. In 2008, the same proposition was introduced to the governing board with similar results. It wasn't until 2011 that Equality Maricopa was able to present the proposition to a favorable governing board and have the policy changed.

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This is awesome - I used to go to an MCCCD college!

Already they've not given me any problems with updating my new name in their system. They've been really good about it.

[SandraJane]

This is awesome - I used to go to an MCCCD college!

Already they've not given me any problems with updating my new name in their system. They've been really good about it.

That's great, and if you have some more "insider" scoop, please feel free to post!

Thanks

SJ