USC has no plans to give students a direct way to identify as a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, despite a national push to add such options to applications.
Students think it’s important for universities to include this on applications because this information will provide a clearer picture of what a university’s demographics are.
Emily Allen, director of the USC Queer and Ally Student Assembly, said she believes students should be able to identify themselves as LGBT on applications.
“If students are able to put their ethnicity and nationality on applications, then it seems right that they should also be able to put their sexual identity,” Allen said. “It is something that identifies them and it makes them stand out from other students.”
The Board of the Common Application decided last week not to allow LGBT students the option to identify themselves as such, disappointing many.
“LGBT youth deserve to know that the institution of their choice will be inclusive and welcoming,” said a statement from Campus Pride, a nonprofit organization for students working to create more LGBT-accepting universities.
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