Does anyone know which colleges consider marking your preferred gender over your birth certificate sex as “lying” on an application? What about students who have changed their gender marker on all legal documents?
I really need some advice here. All of my documents say female and there is no reason for me to indicate otherwise unless a college would consider that dishonesty. I would not want to even apply to a school where that is the case but I have sent a lot of emails to a lot of schools ranging from a local public to distant Ivy’s and have yet to get a response.
Any info on this?
OK, just so we’re all on the same page…
You are an independent, transgender, ethnically Hispanic, racially Mestizo student who is looking for outside scholarships that are paid to you instead of the university? Anything else we need to consider?
Yes, that is correct and also kind of creepy 
I was also in foster care since you seem to be keeping score here
Even if I were not transgender, I would not be interested in attending a university that discriminates against anyone. It’s backwards and unacceptable
Um, I don’t think the title of this thread matches your actual question.
What exactly did you ask in your emails?
Personally, I would assume that if you have transitioned, and are living as a female, then you should mark female on forms and explain that you are a trans woman in the “anything else you want to tell us” section of the application if you wish.
Some colleges, particularly some of the leading women’s colleges, have recently come out with specific policies on the admission of trans women. I think that reading the policies of any schools in which you are interested would clarify the situation.
When your whole posting history is accessible just by clicking on your name, it’s not really that creepy at all…takes five seconds to be like “I think I’ve seen that username a lot lately, what else were they posting about?”
@Consolation In my email I asked if marking female on my application would be considered dishonesty and if choosing not to disclose the fact that I am transgender would have any impact on my future at their university. People have told me that I could get thrown out for “lying” about my gender and possibly have to pay back any scholarships I received under false pretenses.
Personally, I don’t want to indicate it unless I have an obligation to the University to do so. I feel that my gender is not relevant information but I don’t want to face consequences later based on an outdated view.
@bodangles Oh, I just didn’t that was a thing that people did, go around collecting all my information and then plopping it down in one spot which in no way answers the question I asked and seems to have been put there for the sole purpose of discrediting the legitimacy of my question.
Your gender may be outdated to you, but it isn’t to everyone else. You should check with the individual colleges on their policies, it is quite rare despite of all of the Jenner publicity, and policies will vary especially for housing.
You also might be particularly memorable because of how argumentative you get very early on in the threads. But maybe that’s just me. 
I agree with Consolation’s point about women’s colleges – several of them have made their support for trans women a part of their public policy. That would probably be a good place to start.
The answer is yes, lying is not a good idea. You’re biologically a male, so check that box, unless you’ve had your reproductive organs changed. Your sexuality is irrelevant for application purposes. As far as discrimination, you should investigate the state in which your choice colleges are located because some do not protect transgender classification. Good luck.
@SeattleTW but all of my documents say female… So marking male and submitting a transcript, social security number, test scores and court documents that all say female would be very confusing.
Many schools ask about gender ambiguity within their Common App supplements.
Scripps and Willamette are two that immediately come to mind.
Rather than ask about which colleges discriminate, perhaps you might ask which colleges are welcoming…
If all your legal documents say female, you should mark female on your college application. Your gender is female, not male, so it is not lying to put female as your gender. It would be incorrect for you to say otherwise.
Don’t listen to people saying otherwise; they probably don’t understand what transgender truly means. It has nothing to do with whether you’ve had surgery to change reproductive organs; if you have transitioned to female and have had your papers corrected, then that’s all that matters. You don’t have to disclose anything to colleges and have nothing to worry about. Just avoid women’s colleges, as not all of them will accept transgender applicants (which is wrong imo).
So to some everything up, there is nothing dishonest about marking your legal gender on college applications.
Many colleges now ask what your gender identity is on the common app. For these colleges it’s safe to just put female. If not, I would call them or ask. Women’s colleges (particularly MoHo and Smith) will be extremely accommodating. Check into these schools. Also, @SeattleTW, not having had gender reassignment surgery does not mean this student is “lying” in saying that they are female, particularly if their legal documents list them as female. Surgery is not a possibility for every individual but that does not mean that their feelings are any less legitimate than someone who can afford to or is permitted by their parents to do so. Please be respectful.
Lol, what do you mean by legal documents? A birth certificate?
SSN, school papers, passport, drivers license, and birth certificate are usually all amended when an individual transitions to reflect their gender. This is common practice and is the correct thing to do. Legally and mentally, they are their gender, regardless of whether their physical body agrees. Please educate yourself so as to not disrespect others.
You can have a BC changed, too.
Bottom line, this student has some of his or her own research to do, not just throw out questions.
She needs to answer the question; speculative, third party insights are irrelevant.
OP, which schools did you email? Did any of them get back to you? Did you check and see what the LGBT offerings of the schools you’re interested in are?