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ALL GENDER RESTROOMS

Penn has over 80 all gender restroom options across campus and the LGBT Center is continenously working to increase that number.

 List of campus all gender restrooms

All Gender Restroom Map

CHANGING NAME/GENDER RECORDS

Any student, including transgender, gender nonconforming, gender variant, and non-cisgender students, who wish to designate a preferred name should fill out the Preferred Name Change Form.


CAMPUS HOUSING

On your housing application, you can select your gender as "gender neutral." It functions as a third gender category and means you will be placed in a room with others who selected gender neutral, regardless of their genders. Also, there are many single rooms available in the dorms. Click here for more information.


CHANGING SEX MARKER

  • Log into PennInTouch
  • Click on ‘Profile, privacy, and emergency'
    • Click on ‘personal profile' (will open a new window and require you to login again)
    • Under ‘Manage Data' click on ‘sex'
    • Choose the marker you want and save

**Female and male are the only options available and we know they are limited.  We continually work with Penn to have more options.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Penn Non-Cis

TPOC: Trans People of Color

LESLIE TOWNSEND FUND

The Leslie Townsend fund supports students making a gender transition during their time at the
University of Pennsylvania. Grants from the fund may be used for expenses related to making the
transition, such as hormones, therapies, surgeries, legal matters, or for school-related costs.
Recipients are eligible for grants up to $500 once per academic year.

Leslie Townsend Fund Application

TRANS SUPPORT GROUPS

Attic Youth Center

Mazzoni

Trans Masculine Advocacy Network (TMAN Philly)

TransWay


MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

On-campus:

Penn's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS):GENESIS

LGBT Center Peer Mentor Program

Off campus:

Attic Youth Center

Mazzoni

The Trevor Hotline

PHYSICAL HEALTH

On-campus:

Trans Health at SHS

Off campus:

Mazzoni

Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania (PPSP)

Trans Equity Project

Trans-Health Conference

QSPACES Health

OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES

Trans Student Educational Resources

Trans Lifeline

Hudson's FTM Guide

Trans Road Map (for women in transition)

GLAAD

SOCIAL/FAMILY GROUPS & COMMUNITY RESORUCES

COLAGE

Trans Masculine Advocacy Network (TMAN Philly)

TransYouth Family Allies

Qunify

William Way LGBT Community Center

COUNSELING SERVICES & WELLNESS

Action Wellness

GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization

Mazzoni Center - LGBTQ Health & Well-Being

Morris Home

Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Center


RECREATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Leeway Foundation

National Center for Transgender Equality

National LGBTQ Task Force

Trans-Health Conference


NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Policy of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination At the University of Pennsylvania states that: "The University of Pennsylvania prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class."

Here is a link to the Affirmative Action Office, where you can also find Penn's Title IX Policy, which extends to trans students. If you feel aggrieved based on your gender identity, you can file a complaint. Here is a guide to how the OAA resolves complaints, which includes the form you should fill out.