College ‘LGBTQ+ wellness shuttle’ transports students to transgender treatments

An Ohio small liberal arts college provides a free shuttle service organized by the DEI office for students obtaining transgender treatments at off-campus facilities.

Starting Sept. 23, Kenyon College has shuttled students bi-weekly in a seven-person van to clinics in Columbus or New Albany, Ohio, The Kenyon Collegian reported last week.

“While [nearby] Knox Community Hospital does provide these services, issues such as long wait times and a lack of trust created barriers for LGBTQ+ students,” Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Assistant Director René Guo told The Collegian. “The shuttle was seen as an intermediate solution to address these challenges, with the hope that incoming leadership at the College would identify a long-term solution for gender-affirming care on campus,” Geo told the student paper.