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International Students and Chosen Name

"Many International Students Utilize English Names" - Purdue Exponent

Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Success

Supporting Trans and Nonbinary Community Success in Higher Education: A New Paradigm - American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

Real stories from Transgender students on campus - American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

List of scholarly articles on transgender students in higher education - Google Scholar

Gender Identity

Gender Identity Expression - American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

Definitions:

  • Agender = A term which can be literally translated as 'without gender'. It can be seen either as a non-binary gender identity or as a statement of not having a gender identity.
  • Androgyne = Androgynes have a gender which is simultaneously feminine and masculine, although not necessarily in equal amounts.
  • Demigender = A gender identity that involves feeling a partial, but not a full, connection to a gender identity or just to the concept of gender.
  • Genderqueer = An umbrella term with a similar meaning to non-binary. It can be used to describe any gender identities other than man and woman, thus outside of the gender binary.
  • Man = A gender identity which is part of the gender binary. Man is a term used for adults and corresponds to the terms boy (for children), male (adjective) and masculinity.
  • Questioning = A term used to describe anyone who is in the process of deciding which gender identity suits them best.
  • Trans woman = Trans women were assigned male at birth but their gender identity is female.
  • Trans man = Trans men were assigned female at birth, but their gender identity is male.
  • Woman = A gender identity which is part of the gender binary. Woman is a term used for adults and corresponds to the terms girl (for children and adolescents), female (adjective) and femininity.

Pronouns

“The overriding principle is to treat people with respect. That usually means giving them the title they themselves adopt.” - Stevent Petrow, The Washington Post, 2014. “When They Doesn’t Identify as Either Male or Female"

Merriam-Webster Adds non-binary pronoun 'they' to dictionary (Washington Post)

Definition of a pronoun (Merriam-Webster online dictionary); note: pronouns are distinct from titles and forms of address.

Merriam-Webster dictionary entry: 'they'

Gender Neutral Pronoun Blog

Guide writing gender-neutral correspondence (Canadian Translation Bureau)