Central Washington Univ. adds gender identity to nondiscrimination policy

[davidinalameda]

http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=15527&sd=03/26/05-03/28/05

Central Washington University has became the third university in the state of Washington, and one of 25 nationwide, to ban discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression.

With little fanfare after more than a year of consideration, the board of trustees voted March 4 to add gender identity and expression to the school's nondiscrimination policy, which already covered sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, and other group identifiers.

"We want to make Central a community where people feel welcome and are not intimidated," said Nancy Howard, the school's equal opportunity chief. "It also sends a clear message to our university community that individuals are not to be singled out and treated poorly because of these characteristics."

[freeplessinseattle]

1. Nice. Now my alma mater, WWU, needs to follow their example (nt)

[GetTheRightVote]

2. This is a great posting, freedom still lives among the US colleges

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