<p>I am an international student ,and I saw this thing in my residence application. I googled it in every version possible. There is nothing about it on internet (probably different school refers it differently ) </p>
<p>What should I write to gender comments ? Things about my own gender and sexual orientation or how I react to others ? I consider the second one, talking about my own sexual identity seems ridiculous to me ...</p>
<p>Please tell me what you think as soon as you see this thread guys, I seriously need help =)</p>
<p>Help me … What is this gender comments thing !!!</p>
<p>My guess is your sexual orientation. Like if you’re a homosexual (this would be a man with a sexual attraction to other men or a woman with sexual attraction to other women) or something like that which could cause issue. If you’re just normal then you don’t have to worry about it. </p>
<p>hmmm thank you very much. I think I ll email to residence before answering because it can be stupid writing your sexual orientation if they are not exactly asking that … </p>
<p>I think it’s a good idea to ask them what they are looking for. At the colleges my kids attended, being straight or gay didn’t make any difference in room assignments- and they never asked (not sure this is something they ask). Some colleges have gender neutral suites in consideration of trans gender students, but not all campuses have this. So best to ask what they need this information for, and what they are asking. </p>
<p>@Pennylane2011 I just sent my e-mail to residence. The residence that I stay in has same-sex rooms(if they’re double)(mine is double because they’re not offering single room to freshmen)and all co-ed floors, social areas etc …Basically just rooms are same-sex. I actually asked because I didn’t want to seem stupid by writing my sexual orientation in case if they did not ask that. I also thought that asking one’s sexual orientation like that is not quiet ethic. </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s legal to ask in the sense of a job interview or application, where there is the possibility of being discriminated against. However in this situation, everyone is already accepted. Housing questionnaires can ask questions in order to pair compatible room mates. For instance, they can ask if you are a person who likes things neat, a night person or morning person- and so on- so they don’t pair a neat person with a messy, an early sleeper with a night owl. All these questions, including the one on gender is optional. You don’t have to answer any of them. I guess it’s there to encourage students to say something if it concerns them, for instance if they are worried about being paired with a room mate that won’t accept them. If you don’t have concerns, or don’t wish to disclose them, then leave it blank.
Colleges also have systems where room mates can find each other online, and see if they are compatible. If a student doesn’t specify a room mate, then perhaps the info is used to pair him/her with another one.</p>
<p>From what I know, the bigger problems between room mates are over habits and not being considerate, not anything to do with orientation. It isn’t easy to live with a stranger that you have not met, so working out how to live together is more important. Some of the conflicts over sexuality are not about orientation but consideration, such as someone bringing a boyfriend or girlfriend over all the time, kicking the room mate out of the room. Gay or straight, students have to work these things out together.
Just answer what you feel comfortable answering, leave the rest blank, and it will likely work out fine. </p>
<p>By the way this gender comments thing wasn’t in profile part of residence acceptance forum in which we will answer questions on our habits in order to be paired up with a roommate. This thing was in the personal info page. </p>
<p>I think it’s fine to leave something like that blank. I’m inferring that the university wants to be sensitive to students’ needs and concerns, but disclosing anything personal is voluntary. </p>
<p>Some people are biologically one gender but identify as another. For example, a student might have the genitals of a male but consider herself psychologically female. She might want other people to know that and be prepared for it. This is especially important to people who prefer to be referred to by a pronoun that matches their psychological gender. Back to my example, a student who is biologically male but identifies as female might prefer to be referred to with words like she and her. For those students who actually read the personal info pages, knowing this in advance can prevent a lot of awkwardness, including the dreaded “Are you a guy or a girl?” question.</p>
<p>If this doesn’t sound like your situation (I’m guessing it does not) then you should probably leave the question blank and not worry about it.</p>
<p>@WasatchWriter oh yes, it can be what you say because gender options was male,female,transgender . If we consider that sexual orientation and gender are seperate things, gender comments should be a question which you should tell about you re gender if you re not cissexual male or female .like indicating you’re a female to male transgender, if You’re a transgender.</p>