Cornell University

Private College in New York

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About Cornell University

Cornell University is a private college located in New York. Visit the college website: Cornell University

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  • Has a "Transgender Inclusion at Cornell" page that refers students to its "Transgender Guide to Transitioning & Gender Affirmation in the Workplace" and various other resources.
  • Covers gender-related medical interventions under its health insurance & refers students to Planned Parenthood.

Trans Activism:

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What parents, students, and staff are saying:

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Cornell has an LGBT Resource Center. Aside from offering space and resources, the center offers various series to push transgender ideology.

“Transgender Empowerment is our program series to support, empower, and create community for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming students. It includes keynotes, workshops, and social events.”

Center also features a Bi+ series for “Bisexual, pansexual, queer, nonmonosexual, or multispectrum attraction” members of the community. https://scl.cornell.edu/LGBTRC.

Cornell has a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Program that offers undergraduate and graduate courses in LGBT topics. Students can also minor in LGBT studies, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Courses include “Nightlife,” “Gender and the Brain,” “Queer Marxism” and “Introduction to LGBT Studies.” https://lgbt.cornell.edu/

Cornell houses LGBTQIA+ students in “The Loving House,” a segregated space that “embraces honest dialogues around the nuances of sex, sexuality, and gender identity and expression.” Many students within this dorm are transitioning students. https://scl.cornell.edu/residential-life/housing/campus-housing/upper-level-undergraduates/program-houses/loving-house ~ Parent

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