Gender Open Housing at Macalester

from the Macalester Public Knowledge Base

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For the coming fall semester ('06), there will be Gender Open Housing options for:

• the Grand Cambridge Apartments,
• the cottages and
• GDD.
• Kirk Hall

Peg Olson has replaced Sarah Griesse as the head of Res Life. If you have a problem with your housing assignment or believe that you won't be able to secure a safe housing space please contact either Queer Union (qu@macalester.edu) or the Director of Residential Life, Peg Olson (olsenp@macalester.edu).

If you have questions or comments concerning Gender Open Hosuing please write the Macalester Queer Union at qu@macalester.edu

http://macalester.edu/qu/Gender%20Open-Main.html

Students working on Gender Open Housing are also working to secure a variety of locker room access and gender non-specific bathroom options in the new gym, and increase the availability of gender non-specific bathrooms all over campus. Feel free to contact us (email ekamerer at macalester dot edu) with experiences, concerns, questions or interest.

[edit] Press Coverage

The Mac Weekly

• Out of Media Spotlight, Gender-Blind Housing Talks Begin Again By JON LENTZ December 15, 2004
• Gender-Open Housing Approved for GDD, Cottages, Grand Cambridge Apartments By Jessica Masterson. March 4, 2005
• Gender-blind housing to be considered By HEATHER LENDWAY November 14, 2003
• Gender-blind housing proposal gets media attention By SHANNON MILLS and HEATHER LENDWAY December 5, 2003

[edit] See also

• wesleyan university trans/gender group -- gender blind housing
• University of Chicago Gender-Neutral Bathroom Campaign