ALL GENDER RESTROOMSPenn has over 80 all gender restroom options across campus and the LGBT Center is continenously working to increase that number. | CHANGING NAME RECORDSAny 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 HOUSINGOn 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. | LESLIE TOWNSEND FUNDThe Leslie Townsend fund supports students making a gender transition during their time at the |
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONPenn Non-Cis is a student run organization serving trans students (graduate and undergraduate), faculty, staff, community members, and others in the Philadelphia area. They promote discussion about issues around gender identity and expression. Non-Cis is short for Non-Cisgender, which is a term they use to encompass trans, gender non-conforming, and questioning people. | |
TRANS SUPPORT GROUPSTrans Masculine Advocacy Network (TMAN Philly) | MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTOn-campus: Penn Counseling and Psychological Services LGBT Center Peer Mentor Program Off campus: |
PHYSICAL HEALTHOn-campus: Off campus: Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania (PPSP) | OTHER ONLINE RESOURCESTrans Student Educational Resources National Center for Transgender Equality's Self-Help Guides |
FAMILY & COMMUNITY RESOURCES | HOUSING & RECOVERY SERVICESMazzoni Center - LGBTQ Health & Well-Being |
ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS | ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS CONT. Trans Women of Color Collective |
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Policy of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination At the University of Pennsylvania states "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." More information can be found in the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs website.
The federal Title IX Policy extends to trans students; it states "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." More information can be found on the Associate Vice President for Equity and Title IX Officer's website.