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<p>Most of the trans guys I’ve heard of at women’s colleges – and this is hardly a new phenomenon; there have been periodic articles about it for at least the last decade – didn’t start identifying as guys until they were already in college. As to why they don’t transfer, I strongly suspect that safety concerns, and not wanting to leave a familiar, supportive environment, have a lot to do with it.</p>
<p>But I won’t consider women’s colleges to be truly “trans-friendly” until they actually start admitting trans students who do identify as women. I’ve never heard of one yet that was willing to admit a trans woman, unless she had already transitioned, legally. And the number of 18-year olds who’ve done that is still vanishingly small.</p>