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important way to retain students is to
have a center. The center can advocate
for policy changes on campus, especially with trans students."
And advocate they do. UMass Amherst was one of the first institutions
to institute and enforce a restroom policy, which they did in 2014, allowing
students to use the restroom in which
they feel most comfortable. The signs
on the door read "Restroom" with no
symbols attached. While this seemed
to be the clearest language, these
conversations were not without debate.
Support throughout the institution
was critical to create change. "Residence life was fantastic in recognizing
the need for showers, not just toilets,"
Beemyn says. Educating others was an
important role that the Stonewall Center staff played in these conversations.
The Stonewall Center is also
proactive in being as inclusive as
possible in their forms and language,

The Stonewall Center, established at UMass Amherst in 1985, is
the third oldest LGBTQ student center in the country, and their
LGBTQ floor, known as Spectrum, is the oldest in the nation.

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Talking Stick - May/June 2017
Contents
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Regroup
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
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Talking Stick - May/June 2017 - Vision
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