To Fox & Friends Gender-Neutral Dorms Are a Joke

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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October 27 2011 2:07 PM EST

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The talking heads of Fox & Friends mocked the need for co-ed dormitory rooms by gender-nonconforming students.

Discussing the decision by Iowa's Grinnell College -- three years ago -- to add gender-neutral housing, the three hosts insinuated inappropriate situations commonly occur in such a set-up. They strongly suggested such housing was inappropriate, while host Steve Doocy voiced concern over his college-age daughters possibly being exposed to gender-neutral housing.

Host Gretchen Carlson repeatedly derided the needs of minority students.

"We're missing the point of the story," Carlson said. "[This is happening] all because of one little tiny percent of society. It's another one of those stories where everything is changing as a result of just a few people."

The thousands of transgender students at America's college campuses would probably disagree that gender issues and housing only affect "a few people" and that "everything is changing" for the majority of gender-conforming students. Watch the video below, courtesy of Equality Matters.