Catholic Women's College Faces Backlash for Transgender Policy: 'Betrayal'
The Observer, reported that Saint Mary's President Katie Conboy sent an email out to students detailing the school's non-discrimination policy, which was previously approved in June.
According to The Observer, the email said that the school will start considering transgender individuals for admission in 2024."On June 23, the College's Board of Trustees approved an update to the Saint Mary's non-discrimination policy.
This update includes a shift in our language about who we will consider for admission as well as about how we will support employees across the continuum of gender expression" a spokesperson for the college told Newsweek."In terms of admission, beginning in fall 2024, Saint Mary's will consider undergraduate applicants whose legal sex is female or who consistently live and identify as women."Over the past several months, transgender issues have remained a topic of conservation, with many expressing opposing viewpoints.
Many conservatives have criticized transgender individuals and some Republican-led states have sought to pass legislation limiting access to gender-affirming medical care for minors.On the other hand, President Joe Biden recently expressed support for the transgender community while speaking on the Transgender Day of Remembrance, saying "There is no place for hate in America and no one should be discriminated against simply for being themselves."Shortly after the report by The Observer, many took to social media to criticize Saint Mary's College, as it is one of the few women's Catholic educational institutions in the U.S."What a grotesque betrayal of its mission and its namesake.
