Tina Fey's New Show About a Women's College Should Include a Transgender NarrativeKrystie Yandoli, The Huffington Post, 09/13/2013 5:50 pm
Earlier in August, I was excited to learn about Tina Fey executive producing a new television project. When I found out the currently untitled show takes place at a women's college that starts to accept men for the first time in its history, I was even more intrigued. Not just because Tina Fey's hilariously talented, or because I've been looking for something too fill the void in my life since the series finale of 30 Rock aired.
Fey's combination of snark, common sense, and general intelligence enhance the possibility that this new show might actually tackle some relevant issues and current events regarding women's colleges that are otherwise ignored and overlooked.
Take transgender students, for instance.
In recent years there's been a growing number of students identifying as transgender on college campuses, requiring these institutions to reexamine their policies and accommodations. Some schools like Brown University even expanded their student health care plans and now cover up to $50,000 in treatments like sex-reassignment surgery and hormone therapies.
The increasing presence of transgender students isn't just exclusive to co-ed universities -- it's also a reality at women's colleges.
