Boston.com – Cristina Silva – Globe Staff
Two years ago, an incoming freshman at MIT changed dormitories four times in five months, going from one for all girls, to another for all boys, back to one for girls, and finally to a private room on a coed floor.
University officials could not figure out where to place a student who had the body of a woman but identified himself as a male and dressed like one.
The student, who did not want his name used because he feared it could hurt his chances of getting into a medical school, says MIT gave him little support.
Many transgender students and staff members at colleges and universities, including about 100 who rallied at Harvard University yesterday, echo the student’s complaint. They say colleges, even as they are amending their nondiscrimination policies to include gender identity, are not doing enough to make transgender students at ease on campus.