Gender Question

Kaitlyn Venta

We are updating our general application and looking at our gender question. Currently we have check boxes where students can select one or more of the following: Female, Male, Transgender, Something else, Do not wish to specify. Could others share their gender question and/or answer resopnses? Interested to see what others are using. Thanks!

Lauren Hackett

We are using the following for Gender Identification:

Agender

Female

Genderqueer/Gender Non-conforming

Male

Transgender

Choose not to respond

Scott Skowronek

Hi Kaitlyn,

We use:

Question Text:

Gender Identity (optional; select all that apply)

Answer options:

Agender
Androgyne
Demigender
Genderqueer or gender-fluid
Man
Questioning or unsure
Trans man
Trans woman
Woman
An identity not listed above
Prefer not to answer

Mallorie Fonseca

I do not believe we ask for gender on our applications. Instead we ask for their pronouns. This is because someone may be a transwoman, non-binary, etc. but not want to make it 'official' or traceable by a family member who may happen upon their information on the family computer. Or it could simply be that they are trans, etc. and just not want to use other pronouns than those given to them at birth. I believe we give them the common ones (she/her, he/his, they/them) but allow an 'other' option where they can put their own in. The response to this question is optional.