Traditionally heterogendered institutions and campus housing: Supporting LGBTQ+ equity in policy and practice

Traditionally heterogendered institutions and campus housing: Supporting LGBTQ+ equity in policy and practice

LGBTQ+ supportive practices in college and university housing must extend beyond cursory policies and practice. Applying a critical framework, The Traditionally Heterogendered Institution (THI), this study explores the experiences of 16 LGBTQ+ students navigating college and university housing. Findings illustrate how colleges and universities continue to reify heterogendered norms in housing practices, therefore "othering" them against a cisgender and heterosexual norm. This study encourages college and university housing professionals to center LGBTQ+ students in their practices and poses critical questions to consider how practitioners can work to dismantle the conditions of the THI.

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