Presentation Description at the WPATH 24th Biennial Symposium:

This presentation discusses advocacy steps that students, faculty, and staff in universities can take to improve campus friendliness. From the literature review and experience of the authors, some of the areas and common themes were discovered to be Campus Safety such as the Clery Act and Title IX; Campus Facilities such as gender­ neutral restrooms and gender ­inclusive housing; Student Life such as student organizations, and intramural sports; Health Services such as mental health, counseling services, training clinics, physical health, and health insurance; Employment; Records and registration such as advising, basic orientation, name changes/preferred names, and nondiscrimination policies; and, Campus Advocacy. In addition, to advocacy steps, the document also contains sample guidelines and policies as templates for universities to adopt.