Being transgendered at the U of C
University considers updating policy to represent transsexual students
Nicole Dionne
Gauntlet News
March 31, 2011
http://thegauntlet.ca/story/15430"When a transgendered colleague of mine was deliberating about how to handle her own coming out process at the university, she looked for policies," said social work professor emeritus Mary Valentich, who has worked on issues of diversity and inclusiveness at the university for over 30 years. "She said that one of the difficulties was that people in her situation shouldn't have to scramble to look for something. It should be very evident that the university is an inclusive university and she just couldn't find it in the policies at that point."
The University of Calgary currently uses its non-academic misconduct policy and sexual harassment policy to protect transgendered students and faculty from discrimination and harassment. However, these policies and procedures do not explicitly mention transgender, gender identity or gender diversity.
