Transgender Information
Transgender is a term used to describe individuals whose gender identity differs from
the sex the doctor marked on their birth certificate. Gender identity is a person's
internal, personal sense of being a man or a woman, or of being someone whose gender
exists outside of one of those two ideas. For transgender people, the sex they were
assigned at birth does not match their internal gender identity. Transgender includes
a range of identities, including: transgender, transsexual, and genderqueer. Trying
to change a person's gender identity does not work, just like trying to change a person's
sexual orientation does not work. This means transgender people may seek to bring
their bodies more into alignment with their gender identity, and/or may define themselves
outside of the two boxes that society has constructed for male and female. The best
thing to do is ask a person how they identify and to utilize those words.
Harper College offers toilet rooms that are accessible by All Genders in the following
locations:
- Building C: C110 and C229
- Building H: H131
- Building P: P136B and P219B
- Building D: D147 and D247
- Building F: F167 and F254
- Building M: M1103RR and M2303RR
New construction will have one gender-neutral restroom per floor. Remodelling will
have one per floor when space permits.
New information will be added to this site to assist transgender students in learning
about on campus resources, and to assist faculty/staff in learning about the needs
of our transgender students. In the meantime, please review these external resources:
Additional external LGBTQIA+ Support Resources:
Education and Resources