Trans Resources

The Office of LGBT Life provides a growing clearinghouse of resources for the Trans community of Emory. Below you will find links and overviews of services, policies, and programs put in place to make campus accessable to and inclusive of the Trans community.

Hiring Policy
Equal Opportunity and Discriminatory Harassment Policy
Workplace & Classroom Resources
On-Campus Housing
Counseling
Health and Wellness
Coming Out as Trans
Gender Neutral Restrooms
Office of LGBT Life Resources
Local and National Links

Hiring Policy
The Office of Equal Opportunity Programs ensure that Emory University operates in an environment which is free from discrimination and harassment. Emory University's Equal Opportunity Policy includes gender identity and gender expression.

Equal Opportunity and Discriminatory Harassment Policy
Discriminatory harassment of any kind is not appropriate at Emory University. The Univesity therefore includes gender identity and gender expression in its Discriminatory Harassment Policy. View the full policy here.

Workplace & Classroom Resources
It is important for supervisors and faculty to understand important issues that can impact trans staff and students. Here are resources that can help create inclusive and welcoming classrooms and workplaces at Emory.

Human Rights Campaign Training Video for Corporate Leaders, Understanding Transgender Issues: Donna Rose's Story
Human Rights Campaign manual, Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace

Here are a few other readings that may be helpful in creating an inclusive environment:
Serving the Health Care Needs of Transgender Students By Brett Genny Beemyn

Serving the Needs of Transgender College Student by Brett Beemyn

Transgender Issues on College Campuses by Brett Beemyn, Billy Curtis, Masen Davis, and Nancy Jean Tubbs

Suggested Steps to Make Campuses More Trans-Inclusive by Brett Beemyn, Andrea Domingue, Jessica Pettitt, and Todd Smith

On-Campus Housing
The Office of Residence Life & Housing seeks to accommodate students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. The general policy of this office is to house students and assign roommates based on a student's biological sex. Students who identify as transgender and prefer a special housing accommodation may request such an accommodation.

Housing accommodation assignments are made on a case-by-case basis that recognizes the variability of individual needs and preferences and the fact that appropriate accommodations may be limited in number. As for all applicants for housing, no guarantee can be made that all stated preferences can be met. For full consideration, requests should be made at the start of any application period.

Prospective or current students who are interested in gender neutral housing are asked to contact one of the following staff members to discuss housing options available:
Joni Tyson
Countess Hughes

You may also contact the Assistant Dean for Campus Life and Director of LGBT Life, Michael Shutt, for more information.

Counseling
Coming soon!

Health and Wellness
Coming soon!

Coming Out as Trans
There are a variety of resources you will want to explore if you or a loved one is coming out as trans. Here you will find a growing list of local and national resources.

Online resources:
A Guide to Coming Out Transgender

Gender Neutral Restrooms
Coming soon!

Office of LGBT Life Resources
The Office of LGBT Life has a library with a growing number of trans resources. Here are a few examples:
Magazines: Transgender Tapestry
Videos: Southern Comfort; Transgeneration; Transamerica; Toilet Training
Books: Trans Forming Families; From Female to Male; Gender Outlaw

For a full list of library resources, click here.

Local and National Links
Local
Atlanta Gender Explorations
Atlanta Gender Crossings Group
Youth Pride's "Trans and Friends" Group
Southern Comfort Conference (Atlanta)

National
National Center for Transgender Equality
Trans-Health
Transgender Law Center
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
Lambda Legal