Gender Inclusive Housing
Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH) exists with the explicit goal of providing a housing experience with a sense of belonging and community for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning students and allies of those communities. In these assignments, students may room with any other student - regardless of sex, gender, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation. This community is open to incoming first-year students, transfer students, and returning students. GIH housing is available across all room types and within all Living-Learning Communities (LLC), so rest assured that you can be a part of GIH and any LLC you wish!
Frequently Asked Questions:
Gender Inclusive Housing allows for students to live with roommates and suitemates regardless of gender identity. Students who select Gender Inclusive Housing agree to live with and create a welcoming environment for students of any gender identity. The Gender Inclusive Housing Community Living Agreement articulates expectations of the environment and must be completed before admission into GIH. This includes but is not limited to man, woman, trans, nonbinary and genderqueer/gender non-conforming.
CSUN Student Housing recognizes that same-sex room assignments are not ideal or appropriate for all students. Gender Inclusive Housing seeks to provide an environment that is welcoming to all gender identities and is not limited to the binary (male and female).
Any student who is eligible to live on campus is eligible to live in Gender Inclusive Housing.
Gender Inclusive Housing (GIH) exists with the explicit goal of providing a housing experience with a sense of belonging and community for trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer/gender non-conforming students, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and questioning students and allies of those communities.
Gender inclusive housing is available in all residential areas.
You will sign-up for Gender Inclusive Housing through the CSUN Student Housing Portal in completion of your application.
Step 1: If you are creating an application for the first time with CSUN Student Housing you will be prompted to create an account. In the process of creating the account, you will be prompted to select your gender identity. At this prompt, if you want to live in Gender Inclusive Housing you will select the ‘Gender Neutral’ option.
Step 2: After creating your profile on the ______ tab of the application confirm that you affirm your understanding of Gender Inclusive Housing and your responsibilities to the Community of Learners.
Step 3: Complete the remainder of your application.
Step 4: Complete the Gender Inclusive Housing Community Living Agreement available in the “Forms” section of the Student Housing Portal.
Students who select gender inclusive as their housing type on the housing application and later change their mind may return to the housing application to make the change prior to selecting their room.
Once a room is selected, students will not be able to change their housing type (gendered or gender inclusive) in the housing portal. Students who select a room and then wish to change the type of housing they selected should email reslife@csun.edu, and we will work with you to find a new assignment. Keep in mind that we will not be able to accommodate moves for entire groups and we may not be able to reassign students in the community of their choice. We strongly encourage students to be certain of their housing type decision (gendered or gender inclusive) prior to room selection.
As with all housing options, we do our best to assist students who wish to live in gender inclusive housing; however, we cannot guarantee availability. Nor can we guarantee availability in a student’s top choice(s) residential community. This is also the case for gendered housing.
While parental consent is not required for gender inclusive housing, we do encourage students to discuss their intent to live in gender inclusive housing with their parents/guardians.