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GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo students are outraged by a Sociology professor’s quiz during a lecture on transgender people, which some are calling transphobic.

The Facebook profile of student Jasmine Cui posted an image of Professor David Sorbello and a slide shown to students titled ‘Female or Shemale? Can You Tell?’ and claimed that he had said ‘so this is a lesson to you all not to get too drunk or you might take the wrong one home.’

“Let Geneseo know that this is NOT acceptable. People are NOT PROPS,” posted Cui.

Students confronted Sorbello. The following day, Cui posted a screenshot, saying that it showed an email Sorbello supposedly sent to students following the confrontation.

“Effective Nov. 1st> Lecture slides will no longer be made available for taking pictures after class. In addition, there will be strict enforcement of my policy on electronic devices from here on out, UNLESS authorized by disabilities services. Zero tolerance. I apologize that at this time we are not able to integrate technology in the classroom.”

In the email, Sorbello then refers to a section of his syllabus saying that electronic devices ‘must be turned off and stowed in your backpacks or bags throughout the class session.’

Student and alumni Facebook profiles responded that the quiz is offensive.

“I know many members of the student body are outraged, angered and in disbelief that in this day and age a professor can be so unapologetically transphobic,” said Jeremy Jackson, Class of 2016.