{"id":22858,"date":"2012-07-30T15:52:18","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T12:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=22858"},"modified":"2012-07-30T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T12:52:18","slug":"oxford-university-changes-dress-code-for-transgender-students-22858","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/oxford-university-changes-dress-code-for-transgender-students-22858\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford University changes dress code for transgender students community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oxford University changes dress code for transgender students community<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oxford University students will no longer have to wear gender-specific academic clothing after concerns it was unfair to the transgender community.\u00a0The new rules on academic clothing will come into force next week.<\/h1>\n

New rules mean that male Oxford University students will be able to sit exams in skirts and stockings and women will have the option of wearing suits and ties.\u00a0For centuries, the sight of Oxford students in their distinctive academic gowns has been as familiar\u00a0 in the city as its dreaming spires.<\/p>\n

But now the ancient Oxford university has been forced to rewrite its traditional dress code \u2013 to avoid upsetting transgender students community. From August 4, the changes will allow men candidates\u00a0to wear skirts or stockings to exams while women can choose suits or white bow ties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oxford Rules Change \/\u00a0University of Oxford lets men wear skirts to exams, female students ties<\/h2>\n

Under the old regulations, male students were required to wear a dark suit with dark socks, black shoes, a white bow tie, and a plain white shirt and collar beneath their black gowns when attending formal occasions such as examinations.<\/p>\n

While the whole students are still required to dress appropriately for formal occasions and exams, they no longer need to ensure their clothes worn with full academic dress \u2013 is distinctive for each sex.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reforms were introduced following a campaign by the student union, which argued that transgender students, including transvestite or gender confused men and women, could face punishment if they wore inappropriate dress.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘ This is an extremely positive step, and indeed long overdue ‘\/ Equal\u00a0opportunities for Oxford University transgender students<\/h3>\n

The union’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer executive officer, Jess Pumphrey has\u00a0said the change would make a small number of students’ exam experiences significantly less stressful by eliminating the need for trans-students to cross-dress to avoid being disciplined during their exam.<\/p>\n

Oxford University has officially told : ‘ The regulations have been amended to remove any reference to gender, in response to concerns raised by Oxford University Student Union that the existing regulations did not serve the interests of transgender students. ‘<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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