UNC board bans ‘gender-neutral’ housing on (17) campuses

News Observer ^ | 8/09/13 | Caitlin Owens

[Libloather]

CHAPEL HILL — The governing board of the UNC system voted unanimously Friday to ban campuses from letting students of opposite genders live in the same dorm suites or apartments.

The decision reverses a housing policy that was unanimously endorsed by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees last year, and it comes just days before the plan was to take effect on the Chapel Hill campus.

“Gender-neutral” housing was pushed for more than a year by UNC-CH students who said it would give some gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students a place to live free of harassment. Opponents, though, didn’t like the idea of any students of opposite genders sharing the same bathrooms or living areas.

[Libloather]

“This could literally make a life or death difference for kids who are struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity and want to have a safe space they can call home while they are on campus,” Campbell said.

Kinda sounds like a really bad lab experiment.

[Tea Party Terrorist]

People don’t have a gender, things do. People have a sex. Take back the language.

[eddie willers]

students of opposite genders live in the same dorm suites or apartments.

Right out of Married With Children:

"What could possibly go wrong?"

[GeronL]

Shacked up on campus

Oh how wonderful

//sarcasm

[Deathtomarxists]

So no takin a drag on a fag in good old commie chapel hill. One small step backwards for gays, one giant leap for mankind.

[miss marmelstein]

Dumb libs. I could have told them this was a bad idea in 1976.

[cardinal4]

“Gender identity” *shakes head*

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Hear! Hear!

[LibertarianLiz]

People don’t have a gender, things do. People have a sex. Take back the language.

You sound exactly like my husband.

[upchuck]

From the article:

The makeup of the Board of Governors was revamped earlier this year, with 16 new legislative appointments that ensure an overwhelming Republican majority on the board.

Could be lots of changes, for the good, will be made.

[Rebelbase]

Chapel Hill lib’s heads are exploding over this and other actions taken by the Governor. It’s great entertainment.

[DoughtyOne]

Wouldn't that be nice...

Of course, with today's Republicans, heaven only knows what that could mean.


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[Diana in Wisconsin]

I agree. Keep the sexes separate!

I was in the very first co-ed Army Training Platoon back in the day at Ft. Jackson, SC.

It was a total PITA draggin’ those boys along with us every d@mn day, LOL!

[elpadre]

maybe the Trustees are finally listening to the parents - the ones who pay the tuition and other bills; or,

maybe they are listening to the UNC big money donors, may of whom are old fashioned - squares, like me!

[Ford4000]

“This could literally make a life or death difference for kids who are struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity and want to have a safe space they can call home while they are on campus,”

It's called off-campus housing.

[Maine Mariner]

And possibly to the alumni donors!

[Rodamala]

THANK YOU!

[DUMBGRUNT]

“Students’ voices really weren’t a part of this discussion,” he said.

Why yes, the inmates should always run the asylum!

[Brass Lamp]

People don’t have a gender, things do. People have a sex. Take back the language.

Thank you! Like my old German professor liked to say; "There's good news and bad news. The bad news is that words have gender which you must commit to memory. But the good news is that people have sex."

[IronJack]

My daughter was looking into a college and happened to mention “gender-neutral” dorms. My euphemism radar went off and I asked her what that meant. She said that men and women lived on the same floors. Did they use the same bathrooms and showers? Uh huh. But, she “assured” me, the ROOMS aren’t mixed-sex. Whew, I replied, that puts my mind at ease. But not as much as this: I tore up the brochure.