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Title: Univ. nears coed housing decision
Post by: Shana A on February 02, 2010, 07:40:41 AM
Post by: Shana A on February 02, 2010, 07:40:41 AM
Univ. nears coed housing decision
By Greta Stetson
Staff Reporter
Published Tuesday, February 2, 2010
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2010/02/02/university-nears-coed-housing-decision/comments/ (http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2010/02/02/university-nears-coed-housing-decision/comments/)
When Gabe Murchison, a transgender high school senior from Sherborn, Mass., began openly identifying as male two years ago, he said it was a test to see who his real friends were. But during his transition from high school to Yale, he said, he wants to avoid the same social stigma.
So when he began thinking about visiting for Bulldog Days, he e-mailed the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, which agreed to allow him to stay with a suite of males in April.
By Greta Stetson
Staff Reporter
Published Tuesday, February 2, 2010
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2010/02/02/university-nears-coed-housing-decision/comments/ (http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2010/02/02/university-nears-coed-housing-decision/comments/)
When Gabe Murchison, a transgender high school senior from Sherborn, Mass., began openly identifying as male two years ago, he said it was a test to see who his real friends were. But during his transition from high school to Yale, he said, he wants to avoid the same social stigma.
So when he began thinking about visiting for Bulldog Days, he e-mailed the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, which agreed to allow him to stay with a suite of males in April.