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/GENDER 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. | STEPS TO CHANGE A SEX MARKER1. Log into PennInTouch 2. Click on ‘Profile, privacy, and emergency' 3. Click on ‘personal profile' (will open a new window and require you to login again) 4. Under ‘Manage Data' click on ‘sex' 5. 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 | LESLIE TOWNSEND FUNDThe Leslie Townsend fund supports students making a gender transition during their time at the |
TRANS SUPPORT GROUPSTrans Masculine Advocacy Network (TMAN Philly) | MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTOn-campus: Penn's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS):GENESIS LGBT Center Peer Mentor Program Off campus: The Trevor Hotline |
PHYSICAL HEALTHOn-campus: Off campus: | OTHER ONLINE RESOURCESTrans Student Educational Resources Trans Road Map (for women in transition) |
SOCIAL/FAMILY GROUPS & COMMUNITY RESORUCES | COUNSELING SERVICES & WELLNESSGALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization Mazzoni Center - LGBTQ Health & Well-Being |
RECREATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES |
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.