Transgender student gets full support from CSU

The CSU held its final Council Meeting for 2011 yesterday. 

It included a motion to support transgender students in their fight to have whatever name they feel comfortable with on their transcript. 

Students who are uncomfortable with their birth name are stuck with it in the current system at Concordia. They must legally change their name and/or undergo invasive medical procedures to physically appear their desired gender. 

But Council voted to support the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy project to allow gender non-conforming students the right to be called what they wish. President Lex Gill offered her full support to help present the case to Senate.

Council also had to shape up their standing committees after a number of people stepped down from their positions. 

They named one new student to the Financial Committee and two more to the Events Committee. 

Nearing the end of the meeting, Bruno Joyal announced his resignation from council. This is after six months of representing the faculty of arts and science.