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The Top 10 Trans-Friendly Colleges and Universities


With improvements made across the country, for the first time ever, Campus Pride can assemble a list of the most welcoming places for trans students to go to college.


BY Genny Beemyn and Shane Windmeyer | August 15 2012 5:00 AM ET


http://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender/2012/08/15/top-10-trans-friendly-colleges-and-universities


Transgender people within higher education continue to be an invisible, often forgotten community. Only about 10% of colleges and universities have trans-inclusive nondiscrimination statements. Research suggests that trans people face higher rates of harassment when compared to cisgender lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and are three times more likely to fear for their physical safety on campus.  In the last decade, however, a number of campuses have become stalwart leaders in creating trans-friendly policies, programs, and practices.

Campus Pride is proud to release this first-ever list of the "Top 10 Trans-Friendly Colleges & Universities" for students, faculty and staff.  The final top 10 list is based on the Campus Pride Index (www.CampusPrideIndex.org), which rates LGBT-friendly campuses across the country and our decade of research on LGBT issues.

Woohoo! My alma mater made the list:

QuotePrinceton University
Princeton, NJ
Campus Pride Index LGBT-Friendly Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Gender Identity/Expression Score: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

It's a fabulous school, other than the orange plaid color scheme for ball games and reunions.