Julie Mencher 06/24/14 10:39 AM ET
When I was the Transgender Specialist at Smith , a women's college, a female-to-male (FTM) transgender student said to me, "Smith doesn't have to worry about going co-ed; Smith is co-ed, because I'm here."
If only it were that simple.
In recent weeks, activists have used the pages of national publications to exhort women's colleges to consider as eligible any applicant who self-identifies as a woman. While this one-size-fits-all approach may seem both trans-positive and politically correct, it likely won't keep each all-female college, school, and camp aligned with its mission and constituents.
More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-mencher/singlesex-institutions-in_b_5521886.html
