New policy will allow transgender students to list their preferred name on University recordsPublished 16 Apr 2012 at 11:03 PM By Jody Serrano
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Music Studies sophomore Joey Ovalle, who identifies as trans man, changed his name on the UT records to differ from his legal name. This summer UT will begin promoting this policy, which allows transgender students to use a preferred name on official documents, such as class records and medical documents.
Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan StaffFor some students, roll call in a classroom is exactly what it sounds like — the reading of a name. However, for transgender students who identify by a different name than the one listed, roll call can open the door to being outed to classmates.
The University will promote a new policy this summer to allow transgender students to list their preferred names on University records, a name that may be different from their legal name. Under this policy, a student's preferred name will appear on class rosters, identification cards, medical files and other UT records. While transgender students were first allowed to use a preferred name on their official documents beginning last fall, this new policy will also update the preferred name to their medical records. Patrick White, a student member of the LGBT presidential task force, said the task force plans to inform transgender students about the policy through orientation this summer and programs next fall.
