The Happy Trail

The importance of transgender/nonbinary housing options

According to Campuspride.org, 201 college and university campuses in the United States currently offer gender-inclusive housing. As of 2016, this short list will need to be updated to include the University of Puget Sound. After much planning and careful thought, UPS Residence Life, acknowledging the growing gender diversity on our campus, has decided to add a Transgender and Non-Binary Housing Option for the 2016-2017 school year. While students may have had doubts about changes Residence Life has made in the past, - namely the decision to extend the live-on requirement...