SAFE SPACE VIOLATED? Ohio College Student ‘Angry’ After ‘Cisgender Men’ Install Radiators in Dorms

A college student at Oberlin University in Ohio raged in a local newspaper this week after a team of “cisgender men” installed radiators in dormitories designated for “women and trans students.”

“In general, I am very averse to people entering my personal space. This anxiety was compounded by the fact that the crew would be strangers, and they were more than likely to be cisgender men.”

“I was angry, scared, and confused. Why didn’t the College complete the installation over the summer, when the building was empty? Why couldn’t they tell us precisely when the workers would be there? Why were they only notifying us the day before the installation was due to begin?” wrote the student in an op-ed.

“The next day, I waited apprehensively. The workers began installing in common spaces, and I could see immediately that they were all men. It was clear that the College had not made a special request that male workers not be allowed onto the upper floors of Baldwin. Predicting when they would reach my room was pure guesswork. I was trying to anticipate whether I would be in class when they arrived, or if I’d have to welcome strangers into my room only to be ejected to allow them space to work,” they added.

Read the full op-ed here.