Resources for Transgender Students
Brandeis can be a challenging and place for transgender and gender non-conforming students, so w've compiled a list of possible challenges and resources specifically for trans students.
Housing
Current First Years:
If you think your number is too high to ensure housing that will accommodate your needs, set up an appointment with __________ before revealing your number to your classmates.
Sophomore Residence Halls With Suite-Style Housing:
Castle: 3 suites with bathrooms, 4 suites bathrooms not included
567: 2 bedroom and studio doubles available
Rosenthal: 4-person suites (2 singles, 1 double) with bathroom, living space is shared with a second group of 4
Sophomore Residence Halls With Gender Inclusive Bathrooms:
East: Every other floor has a gender inclusive bathroom, depending on the CA
Village: Most floors and halls have accessible gender inclusive bathrooms
Castle: C tower has an accessible gender inclusive bathroom, depending on CA
If you think your number is too high to ensure housing that will accommodate your needs, set up an appointment with __________ before revealing your number to your classmates.
Sophomore Residence Halls With Suite-Style Housing:
Castle: 3 suites with bathrooms, 4 suites bathrooms not included
567: 2 bedroom and studio doubles available
Rosenthal: 4-person suites (2 singles, 1 double) with bathroom, living space is shared with a second group of 4
Sophomore Residence Halls With Gender Inclusive Bathrooms:
East: Every other floor has a gender inclusive bathroom, depending on the CA
Village: Most floors and halls have accessible gender inclusive bathrooms
Castle: C tower has an accessible gender inclusive bathroom, depending on CA
Study Abroad Housing:
Ziv: a few suites are open for people going abroad spring semester Village: singles and doubles are available and there are gender inclusive bathrooms on almost every hall |
Upperclassmen Suite Style Living:
Ziv: 4-bedroom and 6-bedroom suites available Mods: 4-bedroom and 6-bedroom suites available Grad: studio, 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, and 5-bedroom suites available Ridgewood: 4-bedroom and 6-bedroom suites available |
Bathrooms
This section is in-progress. Please check back later for all bathroom details.
Lower CampusADMISSIONS SLOSBERG 1 bathroom
SHERMAN BERNSTEIN-MARCUS |
Arts and IBS
SPINGOLD GOLDMAN-SCHWARTZ POLLACK THE ROSE 1 bathroom
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL 1 bathroom
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Shapiro SCIENCE CENTERABLESON-BASS-YALEM BASSINE SCIENCE BUILDING VOLEN GERSTENZANG GOLDSMITH |
Upper CampusPERLMAN 1 bathroom
BROWN SCHWARTZ LIBRARY USDAN |
RABB QUAdRABB GRADUATE CENTER 2 bathrooms
SCHIFFMAN MANDEL OLIN-SANG GOLDING JUDAICA CENTER LOWN |
STUDENT SERVICESINTERCULTURAL CENTER 1 bathroom
STONEMAN (PUBLIC SAFETY) HEALTH CENTER MAILMAN (PCC) |
GRADUATE HUMANITIESHELLER SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL POLICY ABRAHAM SHAPIRO ACADEMIC COMPLEX |
ChapelsBERLIN CHAPEL BETHLEHEM CHAPEL HARLAN CHAPEL |
AthleticsGOSMAN |
Lindsey Pool
The Lindsey Pool is currently very difficult to access, especially if you are non-binary or if entering a gendered space is dangerous or challenging for you. The current layout forces all pool patrons to enter the pool down gendered staircases and through a gendered changing room. There is a bathroom and changing room available to all genders after you have entered the pool area.
Theoretically, you can ask the attendant at the front desk to let you in through the accessible entrance on the outside of the building, but there is no specific protocol in place.
Triskelion occasionally hosts Queer Swim, where all patrons of the pool are able to enter through the accessible entrance and everyone is welcome to swim!
Theoretically, you can ask the attendant at the front desk to let you in through the accessible entrance on the outside of the building, but there is no specific protocol in place.
Triskelion occasionally hosts Queer Swim, where all patrons of the pool are able to enter through the accessible entrance and everyone is welcome to swim!
Physical and Psychological health information for transgender students
The school's insurance policy for students currently covers Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Genital Confirmation Surgery/ Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS)!
Psychologists at the Psychological Counseling Center are currently unable to write letters recommending students for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Genital Confirmation Surgery/ Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS), but we are in dialogue with the PCC and hope that this will change very soon.
The Psychological Counseling Center is currently looking for group therapy topics specific to queer identities. If you have a group therapy topic to suggest, email the PCC at [email protected].
We are in communication with leadership at the Psychological Counseling Center, if you have an issue or topic you would like us to bring up with them, please send us an email at [email protected].
Psychologists at the Psychological Counseling Center are currently unable to write letters recommending students for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Genital Confirmation Surgery/ Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS), but we are in dialogue with the PCC and hope that this will change very soon.
The Psychological Counseling Center is currently looking for group therapy topics specific to queer identities. If you have a group therapy topic to suggest, email the PCC at [email protected].
We are in communication with leadership at the Psychological Counseling Center, if you have an issue or topic you would like us to bring up with them, please send us an email at [email protected].
Changing your name at brandeis
This section is under construction, please check back at a later date