I am thrilled to announce that Shay Valley, a leading ace scholar, and I are launching the first national U.S. study of undergrads and grad students who are both ace and trans and/or nonbinary. We are conducting this research to better understand the experiences of ace trans/nonbinary colleges students, given that a disproportionate number of …
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Article on Incoming College Students Published
Genny and Abbie Goldberg’s article on the gender identity and pronouns of incoming trans and nonbinary college students has been published in the International Journal of LGBTQ+ Youth Studies! We found significant differences in students identifying as trans and nonbinary by legal sex and citizenship status and less so by race. In terms of pronouns, …
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Recs for Supporting Trans & Nonbinary Students
Genny worked with colleagues in the Consortium of Higher Ed LGBT Resource Professionals to develop recommendations for colleges and college departments for supporting their trans and nonbinary students. Every higher ed institution needs to be implementing these policies and practices.
Presenting at ACPA
Genny presented their research on the gender identities and pronouns of the more than one million students who filled out the Common App to attend college in Fall 2023 at the ACPA (American College Personnel Association) Conference. Their research findings are available here.
Overwhelming Support for Trans Students at Wellesley College!
In the wake of students at Wellesley College voting overwhelmingly to urge the administration to admit trans men and nonbinary individuals, Genny was interviewed by the New York Times, the AP, and Scripps News Live about the experiences of trans students at historically women’s colleges.
A Guide for Colleges on Gender Identity and Pronouns
For the Common Application, Genny wrote A Brief Guide to Common App’s Name, Sex, and Gender Questions for Member Institutions. Common App is the admissions form used by more than 1,000 colleges in the U.S. In 2021, Common App added optional questions asking gender identity and pronouns, and this guide suggests how colleges should use …
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Campus Pride Releases a Report of Genny’s Analysis of Data on Incoming Trans and Nonbinary College Students
Genny conducted an analysis of students’ gender identity, race, first-generation status, and pronoun responses on the Common App, the admissions form used by more than 1,000 colleges. Students entering college this fall were the first group to be given the opportunity to indicate their gender identity and pronouns on the form. The Campus Pride report, …
Research on Pronoun Use Among 2022 Incoming College Students Published
Genny’s article, “College Students Are Increasingly Identifying Beyond ‘She’ and ‘He’,” was published in The Conversation, providing insight into pronoun usage among incoming college freshmen. Based on findings from their research on data submitted by over 1 million prospective students to the Common App, the article indicates that nonbinary college students are using a wide …
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How to Find a Trans-Inclusive College
Genny was recently interviewed by Best Colleges on how trans high school students can know if a college is going to be supportive of them. See the video here.
Article Published on the Rights of Trans Students Not to Be Misgendered
Genny’s article, “Legal Fights Persist over Policies that Require Teachers to Refer to Trans Students by Their Chosen Pronouns,” was published in The Conversation.