Mother ‘shocked’ by trans person living in daughter’s mixed-sex college dorm

The mother of a university student was left “in shock” that a mixed-sex accommodation also housed a transgender person.

Cheryl Saltzman felt her trust had been “really violated” after she discovered that her daughter, who attends Utah State University (USU), would be staying in housing that had a trans resident assistant.

“There was no attempt to make sure they were comfortable with the situation at all,” Saltzman told the Cache Valley Daily. “I feel disappointment in the school that they do not feel like it’s important to protect women and girls and their right to privacy in private spaces.”

A resident assistant in university housing is a peer leader who co-ordinates guidance and mental-health support in dorms.

Saltzman’s daughter was staying at Merill Hall, a co-ed residence consisting of apartment-style

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