{"id":13,"date":"2024-09-09T16:24:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-09-13T17:04:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T17:04:33","slug":"2012-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/2012-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"TGNC Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students advocate for TGNC inclusion in MHC admissions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By 2012, a Mount Holyoke student group, Femmepowered, was advocating directly for the inclusion of trans women at Mount Holyoke. Femmepowered\u2019s continued activism would then be joined by the work of a new group, Open Gates, focused on advocating for a TGNC-inclusive admissions policy. The advocacy that occurred from 2012-2014 had a historic impact, as the College adopted a TGNC-inclusive admissions policy as announced at Convocation in 2014. In the years since, TGNC people at Mount Holyoke have had a diverse range of experiences, with additional changes needing to be made to ensure TGNC folks are fully welcome at the College. The following offers a window into these developments from 2012-2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2012, a student organization at MHC, Femmepowered, advocates explicitly for the inclusion of trans women at MHC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Femmepowered poster, 2012<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A 2014 zine details issues facing TGNC people who may want to attend Mount Holyoke and shares information about ongoing advocacy started by Femmepowered and Open Gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTrans Women Belong at Mount Holyoke\u201d zine, 2014, screenshots of Open Gates Tumblr. Click on the image to go to Tumblr.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cTrans Women Belong at Mount Holyoke\u201d zine, 2014, screenshots of Open Gates Tumblr. Click on the image to go to Tumblr.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

National media coverage highlights Open Gates advocacy before any announcement about policy change at MHC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMount Holyoke Students Advocate For The Inclusion Of Transgender Students Their Women\u2019s Colleges\u201d, Buzzfeed, August 29, 2014. Click on the image to read the entire article.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

TGNC-inclusive policy is announced for MHC admissions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President Lynn Pasquerella\u2019s remarks share a surprise announcement in front of an energetic crowd at Convocation 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Convocation speech of President Lynn Pasquerella, September 2, 2014. Click on the image to read the entire speech, or view an archived video of the speech<\/a>.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2014-2015 academic year\u2019s first issue of the Mount Holyoke News<\/em> features the announcement of a TGNC-inclusive admissions policy on its front page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMount Holyoke paves the way with new trans friendly policy,\u201d Mount Holyoke News, September 11, 2014. Click on the image to read the entire issue.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Diverse experiences continue 10 years after policy change<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the years since a TGNC-inclusive admissions policy was adopted, articles published in the Mount Holyoke News<\/em> have reflected a diverse range of experiences, positive and negative, among TGNC students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe administration cannot continue to ignore trans students,\u201d Mount Holyoke News, September 29, 2016. Click on the image to read the entire issue.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cAdmissions needs to acknowledge and respect transgender students,\u201d Mount Holyoke News, March 30, 2017. Click on the image to read the entire issue.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMount Holyoke Implements New Chosen-Name Policy,\u201d Mount Holyoke News, September 24, 2020. Click on the image to read the entire issue.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cStudent group Gender+ hopes to create safe space for trans students,\u201d Mount Holyoke News, October 21, 2022. Click on the image to read the entire issue.<\/sub><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Students advocate for TGNC inclusion in MHC admissions By 2012, a Mount Holyoke student group, Femmepowered, was advocating directly for the inclusion of trans women at Mount Holyoke. Femmepowered\u2019s continued activism would then be joined by the work of a new group, Open Gates, focused on advocating for a TGNC-inclusive admissions policy. The advocacy that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2199,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/page-nosidebar.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2199"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/transandgendernonconforminghistory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}