Transgender student living as a man banned from working in all-male dorm



A transgender student living as a man is fighting Miami University in Ohio after the school banned him from working in an all-male dorm and instead gave him a position in women's housing.



Kaeden Kass, a junior at the prestigious public university, applied to be a resident assistant at the university and asked to be placed in male housing.



However, Mr Kass, who was born female but identifies as male, denied his request and assigned him to a women's suite.



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Living as a man: Kaeden Kass was born a female but has been living as a man at Miami University in Ohio

Transgender: The university placed with a job in an all-female dorm, something that Kass says will cause her to lose her identity

Now the aspiring musician is fighting the university, saying officials have violated the college's non-discrimination policy.



'The problem is, I'm a male-identified person, and as soon as I'm in a space that is all female, my identity gets erased,' Kass told WLWT-TV.



The university already offers transgender students gender-neutral housing, where three students are currently residing.

However, Kass says gender-neutral dorms don't address the fact that officials are denying that he is living as a man.



Dozens of colleges across the country have begun offering gender-neutral housing and bathrooms to accommodate students who either identify as a different gender from the one they were born or do not identify themselves as being either male or female -- 'genderqueer.'

Transgender-friendly: Miami University in Ohio is one of dozens across the country that offers gender-neutral dorms and bathrooms

Kass and other transgender people insist that living as a different gender it's a choice -- it's simply living how they feel.



'The problem is, I'm a male-identified. Although it doesn't match with what I've been told based on my birth certificate and that, it's my identity,' he told WLWT.



'It's what I feel and I can't fight it.'

The university refused to comment on Kass' case specifically, citing student privacy laws.

However, a spokeswoman pointed out that the university offers special housing for transgender students.

