All-Female Smith College in Massachusetts to Accept Transgender Students

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NBC News:

Smith College — the 140-year-old women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, whose alumnae include First Lady Barbara Bush, chef Julia Child, poet Sylvia Plath and authors Margaret Mitchell, Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem — will begin accepting transgender students who identify as women this fall, the college said.

 

The college said that after a year of study, the Board of Trustees voted Saturday to "clarify" Smith's admissions policy to include people who are born male but self-identify as female. "The board's decision affirms Smith's unwavering mission and identity as a women's college, our commitment to representing the diversity of women's lived experiences, and the college's exceptional role in the advancement of women worldwide," it said.

 

Women who identify as men won't be accepted, the college said, because "Smith does not accept applications from men."

 

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First....

 

Second... How can a college only allow women? Can there be a college that only allows men?

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