Queer and Trans* Students’ Experience with Gender-Inclusive Housing at Four-Year Public Institutions
Date Approved
4-26-2023
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Education-Higher Education (M.Ed.)
Degree Program
Education Leadership & Counseling
First Advisor
Karyn Rabourn
Academic Year
2022/2023
Abstract
Queer and trans* students can face many struggles within higher education, including individual and institutional discriminatory practices. Higher education’s housing and residence life can perpetuate a heteronormative environment through gender-segregated residence halls. Research indicates gender-inclusive housing can provide gender-appropriate accommodation for queer and trans* students. However, colleges and universities do not center the voices and experiences of queer and trans* students in creating and assessing gender-inclusive housing, creating additional logistical obstacles to accessing and retaining in housing and residence life. This project aims to mitigate logistical obstacles and struggles faced by queer and trans* students by creating a living-learning community and an advisory board. The living-learning community, called Pride, is designed to meet the needs and lived experiences of queer and trans* students. The advisory board is created to assess the effectiveness of the living-learning community by intentionally centering queer and trans* student voices and experiences.
ScholarWorks Citation
Novak, Chad D., "Queer and Trans* Students’ Experience with Gender-Inclusive Housing at Four-Year Public Institutions" (2023). Culminating Experience Projects. 282.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/282
