Gender Neutral Housing Policy

Trinity University is committed to supporting all students and providing an inclusive living environment for students on campus. It is a priority for every student to feel welcome and included in their living environment. In light of this commitment and as a part of the Residential Life Office’s mission to support students by providing a comfortable living environment, University policy is changing to reflect the evolving ways we are intentionally supporting students of all gender identities and increasing inclusivity on campus. The new Gender Neutral Housing Policy (GNHP) is available for all sophomore, junior, and senior students to support the university’s Anti-harassment policy regarding housing assignments, and to respect the diversity within gender, sex, and sexuality. The Gender Neutral Housing Policy allows students to select a roommate and suitemates based upon compatibility, without the current constraints of only having access to select roommates of the same assigned sex. Trinity University rejects the use of assigned sex or gender as the default method of assigning housing. 
 
The Gender Neutral Housing Policy will positively impact students who under the previous policy needed to reach out to Residential Life for accommodations, and will have no impact on those students who wish to continue to live only with peers of the same gender. As this is the first year of these changes, there may be adjustments made to the policy in future years to better serve our changing student population.
All students, and most especially our queer, transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and gender expansive students should feel free to contact the Residential Life Office at any time if they have concerns or questions about their residence hall or room assignment.