For transgendered Elis, a push for a home
http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/250179/9/2008
For many prospective Elis, the toughest question on a college application is the personal essay or the short-answer statement.
But for Ian R. from New York City, the hardest question is not a question at all — just two empty boxes marked male and female.
"Going into the college process, what I really hate is filling in the gender boxes on applications," he said.
That's because Ian R. is a queer, transgendered high-school senior applying to Yale, and while he identifies primarily as male, he is physically female. Academics are a high priority for Ian when choosing a college, but as is the case with many transgender applicants, other social factors weigh heavily on his mind.
