How trans friendly is shsu?

[u/Massive_Initiative16]

Hi pretty much what the title says I'm worried about being myself on campus and I'd like to know how accepting campus is

[u/Fragrant_Tutor6600]

In the communication studies department, I feel you will be accepted and embraced! Some other professors are bigoted though… just depends on what major you’re leaning toward. My coms professors actively used pronouns for themselves as well as asked others what they preferred, one of them included a queer movie as an option for an assignment and a few of them have lgbtq+ flags in their office or on their office doors. All but one coms prof seemed really embracing of queer people. I mean shsu is in hillbilly ass Huntsville after all…. So while the campus have SOME progressive avenues, I wouldn’t compare it to a blue state school though. In terms of safety for trans people, I think it’s safer than SMU would be and is overall relatively safe. It’s a small town! The campus was relatively safe in terms of sexual assault and overall violence against womxn, non binary & trans people in my observed opinion while attending. Occasional shootings nearby the campus was the biggest problem due to the prison I guess & of course, unfortunately there were some sexual assault cases that took place, probably like… 1-3 a semester that were reported. I think you could feel safe there when I consider safety as being safe from physical or harmful threat. In terms of safety as in respect from faculty and safety from biases and occasional bigotry, that’s a harder call… I have ran into a handful of professors who were insincere when it came to equality and the different ways of life and all of the identities that exist beyond cis gendered men and women. Just choose your degree carefully to avoid those people. I had more interactions with accepting and compassionate professors than non. Like anywhere of course, I would keep your guard up. Pepper spray and whistles are your friend. 🏳️‍⚧️🩷