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Women’s Colleges Are on the Wrong Side of History on Transgender Women

Started by Blue Senpai, June 30, 2014, 09:22:44 PM

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June 30, 2014, 09:22:44 PM
Women's Colleges Are on the Wrong Side of History on Transgender Women
By AVI CUMMINGS and DEAN SPADE
Posted: Jun 9, 2014

MASSACHUSETTS — Last year, Calliope Wong, a transgender woman, pushed this question into the public spotlight when she published a letter from Smith College informing her that, because she was listed as male on her financial aid application, she could not be considered for admission to Smith.

More: http://time.com/2848822/womens-colleges-transgender-women/

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There are qualified transgender women out there that deserve to be accepted into women's colleges. Like discrimination at work, one should not be cast out simply on the basis of the gender marker on legal documents, where the process to change the gender marker is tedious, strict and expensive.
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