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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will discontinue its gender-affirming housing this fall, citing federal guidelines that recognize only two genders.
Housing will be based on students’ biological sex to adhere to federal guidance issued by President Donald Trump, UNC spokeswoman Christy Jackson told the Charlotte Observer.
“Executive Order 14168 directed federal agencies, including the Department of Education, to interpret sex-based laws based on biological sex rather than gender identity,” Jackson told the newspaper. “As a recipient of federal funds, UNC Charlotte must comply with applicable Title IX directives.”
The order states in part: “Federal funds shall not be used to promote gender ideology.”
According to the Niner Times student newspaper, the UNC system has not issued a new policy against gender-affirming housing, but last June UNC Asheville also “altered its policy to require students to live in dorms aligned with their assigned gender at birth.”
“No other UNC System institution has publicly announced similar changes.”
UNC Charlotte will help students find “a comfortable and safe place to live and will continue working to address individual needs throughout the housing assignments process,” a university spokesperson told WBTV news.
