Hyderabad: NALSAR university announced that they would be allotting gender-neutral space as rooms for students from the LGBTQIA+ community.
The announcement was made on NALSAR university’s Twitter account.
“We are pleased to share that in our endeavor to make our campus a truly inclusive space, the ground floor of GH-6 has been designated as a gender neutral space with rooms allotted to students self-identifying as members of the LGBTQ+ community, with plans to move towards a gender-neutral hostel in due course,” the tweet read.
It further added, “The washroom on the ground floor of the academic block has also been designated as a gender-neutral washroom. The University already has an interim policy in place to address inclusivity concerns of the LGBTQ+ community, and is in the process of drafting a policy.”
Stating that NALSAR believes in inclusive education, the Vice-Chancellor of the university said that the creative ideas of the students have helped the college with several futuristic policies.
While select groups have dubbed the move progressive, some college authorities have shown concerns.
