Trans People Welcome

Creating safer, more welcoming spaces for diverse peopleas creates richer learning environments for all members of the UFV community. Ensuring safe, equitable access to washroom facilities is part of creating a campus culture that allows for gender-diverse students, faculty, and staff to be more fully integrated and to access basic facilities with the visible support of the university.

Trans People Welcome is a campuswide initiative supported by the Strategic Initiatives Fund that has two key elements: education, and facility signage for gendered washrooms reading “Trans People Welcome”. A UFV community-wide educational session was offered as part of the Provost’s Lunch and Learn series to educate the university community and launch the project. This was followed by signage installation at Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Clearbrook locations. Ensuring equitable access to washroom space, particularly for those who are most vulnerable and excluded, needs to be a priority in the design of facility spaces, designation, and signage.

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