NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, has established a gender neutral living space within the university Shutterstock
In 2015, NALSAR was the first university to award a gender neutral graduation certificate to a student.
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The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad, has established a gender-neutral living space within the university in an effort to make the space truly inclusive. In a tweet, the university announced that one floor of one of their blocks will now have a sign that reads “Gender Neutral.”
The university announced that the rooms on the ‘Gender Neutral’ floor will be allocated to students belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community and to those who identify themselves as members of the community. In addition, the administration has also designated a toilet on the ground floor of their academic block as ‘Gender Neutral’.
NALSAR shared a photo of the signboard that reads ‘Gender Neutral’ and wrote in the caption: “We are pleased to share that in our commitment to make our campus a truly inclusive space, the ground floor of GH-6 has been designated as a gender-neutral space with rooms assigned to students who self-identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community, with plans to move to a gender-neutral hostel in due course.”
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We are pleased to share that in our commitment to make our campus a truly inclusive space, the ground floor of GH-6 has been designated as a gender neutral space with rooms allocated to students who self-identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community , moving with plans to a pic.twitter.com/163JeSGQ99— NALSAR University of Law (@NALSAR_Official) March 26, 2022
NALSAR University of Law is one of the few universities working to increase the inclusiveness of all gender identities. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, became the first university to have a gender neutral hostel in India in 2018.
In addition, this is not the first time the NALSAR University of Law has committed itself to gender inclusivity and the LGBTQIA+ community. In 2015, NALSAR was the first university to award a gender neutral graduation certificate to a student. The certificate said “Mx” instead of Mr. or Mrs. before the space where the student’s name is written.
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