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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here. My dd is a freshman and her roommate is transgender (born female, now a male). While my dd has zero issue with someone being transgender, it has been an adjustment and not at all what she expected for a roommate situation. She won’t request a change for fear of seeming discriminatory, but she’s not fully comfortable living with a guy. I feel that colleges still have work to do in this area in making sure that everyone feels comfortable with their living situation. [/quote]

I believe this is a troll post.

None of the colleges my kid's looked at allowed co-ed dorm rooms.  Co-ed dorm floors, yes, but not rooms.  Transgender housing was even discussed and addressed in that the student will reside in the dorm for which they currently identify.

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This is the pp again. I wish I was making this up. As I stated before, this college offers gender neutral housing. However, they do not have the authority to insist that someone live in gender neutral housing as opposed to housing with their birth gender and (I assume, but could be incorrect) biological parts. [b]I don’t know why this student chose a female room assignment instead of gender neutral housing,[/b] but I can assume it is their right to do so. It is not up to the college to decide who is what gender and what they are comfortable with. My dd and her roommate are friendly with each other, but not quite friends and have not discussed gender identity. She has acknowledged that this is her roommate and she is going to make it work. [/quote]
Perhaps the student didn't fully understand the gender neutral housing option, or made the decision to live as a man too late to request it. If his transition is relatively new, I can certainly see why he would feel safer rooming with an unknown female than with an unknown male. I'm glad that your daughter is friendly and intends to make the situation work, but I hope that they can work to discuss gender identity together and get to know and understand each other's concerns. My suggestion for your daughter is to consider the situation like rooming with a male cousin on a family vacation. Take the time to discuss changing and shower etiquette in advance, and just be upfront about any other specific concerns.[/quote]

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