NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 6, 2005 - 7 TRANSGENDER Continued from page 1 under his legal name. University spokeswoman Kelly Cunningham said stu- dents can change their names on CTools by obtaining a legal name change and notifying the Office of the Registrar of the change. But for many transgender students, a legal name change is an extremely personal decision with many potentially unwanted consequences, Colon said. Transgender is a term that encompasses a wide range of individuals who identify, behave or express themselves in ways not traditionally associated with their birth sex. "There (are) a million reasons for which a transgender person might need to have a chosen name but not change their legal name," he said. Some students may have acknowledged their transgender identity at the University but not yet at home. They some- times use one name with family and another at school, he said. Others may have sentimental or professional reasons for not wanting to change their names legally. For Col6n, his legal name is a link to his roots in Puerto Rico and Austin, Texas and to his long history as an activist, when he identified as female. In those communities, he feels comfortable being addressed by his legal name, he said. "I don't feel I'm ready right now (to change my name legally), but I'm ready to use (my chosen name) as a public statement here," Colon said. "This is a new time in my life," he added. At his previous job, Col6n said, his employers were able to accommodate his situation by putting his confidential contract and financial information under his legal name but using his preferred male name on all public documents. At University Health Services and the Office of Finan- cial Aid, the staff has been able to similarly accommodate his request, he added. Since he told them of his desire to be known as Sebastiin, the staffs at both offices have made notes in his file and use only that name, although his records are still under his legal name, he said. "The University is trying," Colon said. "I want to trust that. I choose to." But the discomfort he experiences from knowing that his legal name is available online and in the directory for class- mates and professors to see has made his experience at the University nerve-wracking and stressful at times. According to a report from the Subcommittee for Name Changes, part of the Provost's Task Force on the Campus Climate for Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay Faculty, Staff and Students, the current computer sys- tem is unable to use nonlegal names, but other options are available to work around the problem. Such solutions include using a nickname on CTools in addition to, not instead of the legal name; creating a "Friend" account on CTools, which requires permission from indi- vidual instructors; making a directory listing private so that only the e-mail address is available; and creating an e-mail group under the preferred name. "It's not perfect, but it's the best we can do," Cunning- ham said. "And we're not finished." University members may one day have the option of substituting a preferred or professional name in University databases, but that choice is currently not available because of the technical situation, according to the report. The subcommittee recommended updating Wolver- ine Access to allow students and staff to input preferred names that would be used in the online and paper direc- tories. The change would cost an estimated $96,700, the report noted. The School of Social Work has tried to discuss the pos- sibility of allowing transgender students to use nonlegal names on CTools with University computer technicians, but has not been successful, said Dean Richard Tolman, associate dean of the School of Social Work. In the meantime, the school tries to limit problems for transgender students by alerting professors before the first day of class about those who wish to use a name different from the one on the class list and encouraging professors to use e-mail discussions instead of CTools, Tolman said. "It's not perfect, but that's the way we try to work around," he said. But even with these measures, problems arise. Because his papers on CTools must be posted under his legal name, Colon said many students in his classes have become con- fused about how to address him. In one class, students became so confused, Col6n said he was forced to make an uncomfortable presentation to the entire class explain- ing his transgender identity and his desire to be known by his male name. Col6n also said that while his professors this semester have been very supportive and careful about using his cho- sen name, he fears that one day he may encounter someone who will not be as understanding. "My professors were cool, but what if not?" Colon said. "Who am I to call them out?" Tolman, the Social Work associate dean, said he has tried to lead the way in promoting a positive campus climate for transgender University members. "(As social workers), that's what we're supposed to be brilliant at," Tolman said. "Social workers are people who are supposed to eliminate barriers" After the provost's task force issued its report, the School of Social Work formed its own task force to examine issues facing transgender students. The task force's report revealed the need for more education for faculty and students about LGBT issues, which the school has been trying to provide, Tolman said. But he added that a truly welcoming climate will take years to achieve. "It takes a lot of energy and commitment," Tolman said. Fighting to have his chosen name used in public University directories has indeed taken a lot of energy, Col6n said. "It's overwhelming, and it's scary, and it's difficult," he said. "I'm tired. It's too much. ... I'm supposed to be read- ing, doing papers." Col6n said he worries that if the process for changing a name in the University system remains so inflexible, it will be an insurmountable obstacle for younger students or for students who are just acknowledging their transgen- der identities. If the process is so painful and difficult for him, a gradu- ate student with years of experience in activism, Col6n won- dered, "What about a first year undergrad? Or what about someone who comes here, and they haven't come out? ... They should have support, not barriers." Names are an important part of identity, Col6n. While the University is working to make the campus more wel- coming for transgender individuals, he said more needs to be done. His message to administrators: "I know you want to, and I'm telling you it's urgent." PESICK Continued from page 1 have been run and complaining to the paper's editors with vitriol, the individu- als who were angry we ran the cartoon should see the cartoon as an opportunity for dialogue - an opportunity to poke holes in an opposing or disingenuous argument. I will cut any cartoon that advocates violence or that uses images that per- petuate racist stereotypes. I stand by my decision to run the cartoon in question, however, and I will not cut a cartoon in the future merely because its message offends some students who view it with the most cynical interpretation possible. N Iy deference to the First Amendment, however, does not mean that the Daily is not partially at fault or that we are not listening to what students are telling us. We need to do a better job explaining the way our paper works. Since the cartoon ran more than a week ago, we have added a disclaimer to the editorial page that clarifies the distinction between staff editori- als and personal viewpoints. We also waited too long to react to the last boycott. Instead of seriously consid- ering what students were telling us, we felt attacked and became defensive. When I became the editor of the Daily in February, I made the issue of diver- sity at the paper one of my top priorities. The Daily is not very racially and ethni- cally diverse, which is not only morally troubling, but also damaging the quality of our paper. Many newspapers across the country have this problem, and despite its efforts, our university, from which we draw our staff, is far from representative of the state of Michigan, let alone Southeast Michigan. In February, I formed a commission of editors and writers on the Daily's staff to examine the work environment at the paper and the perceptions members of multicultural communities have of the Daily. After months of work, the com- mission will release its findings, recommendations and plans to implement those changes in tomorrow's Daily. The report will also be made public. Last Thursday, we held a meeting between the Daily's cartoonists, editorial page editors, myself and my successor, Donn Fresard, to talk about the importance of being sensitive and accurate when portraying minorities. This term we have also begun to think more carefully about how we identify suspects in our crime cover- age, and we have become much more selective about when we print a suspect's race. 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