Gender-Inclusive Housing

Gender Inclusive Housing is defined as a housing assignment in which two or more students share a room or apartment regardless of each students’ birth-assigned sex, legal gender or gender identity. Gender Inclusive Housing is open to all students whose needs are not met by our traditional housing assignment process that assigns roommates who are the same legal sex (male students with male students and female students with female students) on their housing application. This option supports the university's non-discrimination policy that includes sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.

Each Miami University residential facility is considered "co-ed," meaning they house both male and female students. The sorority community, for upper-class female students, is the only single-sex facility. Gender-inclusive housing differs as it removes biological sex as a factor during the roommate assignment process.

Gender Inclusive Housing is a voluntary housing option. A student will not be assigned to Gender Inclusive Housing without requesting it. This housing option is intended for trans and/or nonbinary students, LGBTQ+ students and other individuals who wish to share assigned living space with students of a different assigned sex or gender.

No, depending upon your individual need and request, you can request to be assigned into a variety of LLCs. First year students are assigned housing by their LLC request (not a specific facility) and there are several LLCs that can accommodate a request for Gender Inclusive Housing. Review all living-learning communities on our Community Options website and look for the asterisk (*) notation.

The Love. Honor. Pride Living Learning Community (LLC) is dedicated to creating a gender inclusive space for LGBTQIA+ students and their allies during their residential experience at Miami. Students within this LLC will have opportunities to explore multiple identities, connect to LGBTQ+ Services and student organizations, and build community. This LLC supports students in choosing (or being placed with) a roommate of any gender.

No. There are a limited number of single rooms across campus, the majority of rooms are double (2-person) rooms. Students affiliated with the Miller Center for Student Disability Services are given priority in single-space assignments. Depending upon your individual needs or situation, affiliating with the Miller Center might best serve you.

Students assigned into Gender Inclusive Housing will be located in a facility that contains multiple bathroom styles including single user bathrooms that are lockable. A single user bathroom is a space that has a single sink, shower and toilet.

Gender Inclusive Housing is located in a facility that contains multiple bathroom styles including single user bathrooms that are lockable. A single user bathroom is a space that has a single sink, shower and toilet.

Review all living-learning communities on our Community Options website and look for the asterisk (*) notation.

Applicants are highly encouraged, but not required, to self-select their roommates. If you are unable to identify roommates and would like to live in Gender Inclusive Housing, Residence Life staff will pair you with other students who have also requested gender-inclusive housing during the assignment process.

Yes, ongoing diversity and inclusion training is conducted for all Residence Life staff, including those working with the Gender Inclusive Community.

There are currently over 470 institutions offering some variety of gender-inclusive housing.

All students must complete and submit a Housing Application in order to be assigned to on-campus housing. If you would like to request gender-inclusive housing, please also complete this questionnaire.

Miami University deeply respects parents' involvement in their children’s lives, but students are seen as adults with the ability to make a housing request that is most comfortable for them.

Students will have access to a variety of resources and support networks at Miami. Parents can find local and national support and information through PFLAG. PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies.