As gender-nonconforming people have become increasingly more visible both in society and on campus, these institutions have been forced to grapple with what it means to be a women’s college — and who is welcome there.
Just weeks before stepping foot on Smith College’s campus, Avery finally came to understand something that cast doubt on whether the small women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts, would be the perfect fit for the incoming first-year student after all. Avery realized he is a transgender man. And Smith – while it opens its doors to trans women and some nonbinary applicants – does not accept admissions applications from trans men.
’” “The administration at Wellesley, they’re not nearly as forward thinking or as progressive or as open to change as the student population here is,” he said. “It’s the student community that has continued to lift me up and support me, and that has been so incredible beyond my wildest dreams.” As he prepares to graduate, the threat of transphobia and anti-trans policies around the country has been weighing on Hunter, he says.
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