Inequality Project

● What is your perception of accommodations for non-cisgender people on campus?

○ How much do you know now/how comfortable are you discussing non-cisgender issues?
● https://www.michigandaily.com/section/ann-arbor/university-transgender-individuals-call-further
-medical-services-health-care
○ Housing pdfs on gender-inclusive restrooms and bathrooms and on the Gender Inclusive
Living Experience in EQ don’t load!
● https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/article/trans-u-m-faq
○ Spectrum Center questionnaire has links to resources and information, but the page is not
updated and has been archived on the University website
● http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/06/7_things_to_know_about_the_tra.html
○ The one video that we found about the issue is unavailable

Information is not constant or updated

● https://www.michigandaily.com/section/statement/transgender-campus
○ “Systems in place at the University to accommodate trans people, such as
gender-inclusive bathrooms and resources available through the Spectrum Center and
Counseling and Psychological Services, were reassuring to her.”
● https://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/article/gender-inclusive-restrooms
○ Spectrum Center has a list of gender inclusive bathrooms on the Michigan campus
● https://www.michigandaily.com/section/administration/students-able-designate-pronouns-class-ro
sters
○ Designation of preferred pronouns on class rosters (2016)
● https://www.michigandaily.com/section/campus-life/sexpertise-conference-hosts-presentation-tra
nsgender-sexual-health
○ Sexpertise conference discussed the sexual health experiences of transgender people
○ “UHS Mental Health Care Manager Diana Parrish announced UHS is also working to
provide more services catered toward transgender-related health care, such as prescribing
hormone treatments. Currently, those who wish to receive treatments have to go to
outside providers.”
● https://www.michigandaily.com/section/academics/sacua-discusses-transgender-bathroom-policy
-and-foia
○ Bathroom policy that allows for members of the community to use the bathrooms they
feel match their gender identity
● Video
○ https://www.chronicle.com/article/Ask-Me-What-LGBTQ/232797

Debrief: What can we do?