tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post1045379009401224706..comments2023-05-27T07:47:27.842-05:00Comments on J Squared: 30/30J.J. Despainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14607946115991239486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post-22102496953359742512012-03-01T09:47:06.990-06:002012-03-01T09:47:06.990-06:00"Shocked" is probably too strong a word...."Shocked" is probably too strong a word. But it was something I had never seen before. Instead of simply asking to check "M" or "F," the university went so far as to say: "The UW School of Law recognizes that gender identity falls along a continuum. The University, however, is required to report gender as either male or female. Please select one of the three options below: female, I choose not to respond, male."<br /><br />I certainly want to be tolerant, accepting and friendly to people who do have that philosophy, and want to go to a school that is too. But of all the gay friends and family members I know, I would still expect them to check "male" or "female" on a form. Making it "official" by putting it on the application made me anticipate three years of my beliefs being challenged in a different way than they would be somewhere else.<br /><br />I could be overreacting, and I did still apply. But when I have a lot of schools to choose from, I'm going to remember that feeling of hesitancy.J.J. Despainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607946115991239486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312296135257176153.post-78098169379863653172012-03-01T06:40:47.134-06:002012-03-01T06:40:47.134-06:00What was it about the application that shocked you...What was it about the application that shocked you?BertvUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243728889931025876noreply@blogger.com