Oxford College Allows Expulsion for Misgendering Peers

Regent's Park College, one of the 44 colleges within Oxford University, has released a "Trans Inclusion Statement" that promises disciplinary action if students willingly or unintentionally "misgender" another student. The policy characterizes "misgendering" as an unlawful form of bullying or harassment and is against the school's harassment policy and U.K. law, which could lead to discipline, including expulsion. The Equality Act of 2010 protects people from being discriminated against based on a host of characteristics like age, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, and religion or belief.