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The United States has always had women's colleges, which, as the name suggests, admit only female students and provide them with numerous programs and policies that support them. Some students and parents prefer the atmosphere of an all-girls school, but now, one of the top women's liberal arts colleges in the United States has announced that it will accept applications from transgender people!
Wellesley College admits transgender people
Wellesley College, located in Massachusetts, USA, was founded in 1870 and specializes in providing higher education for women. Not only does the school have a long history, but it is also one of the most prestigious women's colleges in the United States, known as the first of the "Seven Sisters Women's College". Wellesley College was founded with only female students, but now the school has decided to admit transgender women as well.
According to the school's official website, if the biological sex is male, as long as you self-identify as a woman, you are eligible to apply to the school. Conversely, even if you are a female biologically, but you self-identify as a male, you are not eligible to apply.
Here is a detailed explanation on the official website:
Are trans women eligible for admission?
Are transgender women eligible for admission?
Yes. Wellesley accepts applications from women. Those assigned male at birth who identify as women are eligible for admission.
Eligible. Wellesley accepts applications from transgender women. Transgender women are those who were assigned male at birth but identify as female.
Attitudes towards transgender applicants in U.S. girls' schools
In fact, some girls' schools are slightly open to transgender women, and some women's colleges will admit transgender male students.
Barnard College, for example, will consider admitting applicants who consistently live and identify as women, regardless of their gender at birth. Applicants who were born female but are now identified as male are not eligible for admission.
Smith College: People who self-identify as women, same-sex, transgender, and non-binary women are eligible to apply to Smith College.
Men of Whoop College do not allow cisgender males to apply, but transgender males (females at birth) can.
A spokesperson for the university said the university is proud to be a gender-diverse women's university.
For many female students, an all-female women's college is very secure, the community atmosphere is often very close, and the students are like sisters, which is an important reason why many women choose women's colleges. But will schools start accepting transgender applicants, will this have an impact on the original model?
In fact, the university did not make such a decision in a flash of thought, and they also promised to make more efforts, such as openly acknowledging gender diversity in the school at graduation ceremonies and other events, and increasing the number of all-gender restrooms on campus, etc., to protect gender equality and student safety on campus. What do students think of this model?
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