Ryerson Introduces "All Gender" Housing Option

Ryerson gave this years incoming first year students the opportunity to live in "all gender" student housing, the first of its kind in Canada.

The all gender housing will have accommodations for all gender identities. Unlike traditional housing, rooms and apartments shared by 2 or more students, students could end up with roommates from a different gender. Students also were given the option to disclose their gender and be paired with someone from the same gender if they wanted as well.

Ryerson has been able to implement this with the help of Ryerson Student Union's VP Camryn Harlick, who presented this issue, along with a solution to school officials, saying that there is a need for more equitable student housing. The solution: expand the gender categories on their residence application and introduce all gender student housing.