Transgender RA in co-ed dorm at Utah State University prompts controversy– www.thecollegefix.com
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A transgender Resident Assistant at Utah State University has prompted controversy and concern, but a campus official says the school is just following the law.
The situation was publicized by a recent post on X that claimed a transgender student was serving as a “dorm mom” in a female housing unit.
Amanda DeRito, a spokesperson for the school, told The College Fix via email there are several clarifications needed regarding the situation, which was made viral by a post on X three days ago that has since amassed 3.5 million views.
For example, she said the school does not have an all-women’s dorm, and the terminology in the viral post, that the transgender student serves as a “dorm mom,” is inaccurate.
“For clarity, USU does not have all-female or all-male residence halls. Merril Hall is a co-ed where students choose their rooms according to the gender they report. Resident assistants do not act in a parental role, and we do not call them dorm moms,” DeRito told The Fix.