加州大學

　　The next influx of UC students may be asked to state their sexual orientation。

　　In January, the Academic Senate recommended that upon accepting admission offers from a University of California school students should have the option of identifying themselves as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender。

　　The UC Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools had mixed reactions but agreed that the question would allow them to collect important statistical information. They recommended putting the question on the SIR forms instead of college applications to protect students’ privacy. Supporters say the declaration will help campuses better plan for the needs of LGBT students。

　　Queer Alliance Board member Luis Roman said he has spoken with university officials about the proposal, which he enthusiastically supports, because he believes it will bring badly needed services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students。

　　The sexual orientation question would likely be optional. That may mean that a sizable number of students would not respond or would do so dishonestly ─skewing the results, said Raja Bhattar, the director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center at UCLA。

　　The data would be collected from incoming freshmen and transfer students. UCLA student Ernesto Valles said the sexual orientation survey might lead to special dormitory floors that would create a safe environment for LGBT students。

　　美國加州大學或將要求新生填表寫明性取向。　

　　一月，美國加州大學學術評議會提議，要求新生表明其性取向。他們可在異性戀、男同性戀、女同性戀、雙性戀及跨性別者等選項間進行選擇。

　　加州大學“招生和中學關係委員會”對此提議反應不一，一些人認為應該將這個問題放在學生的個人資料表格中，而非大學志願申請表中，以保護學生的隱私。支持者則認為，這個問題可能幫助採集重要的統計信息，更好地為同性戀群體服務。

　　同性戀組織“酷兒聯盟委員會”成員路易斯 羅曼，表示自己強烈支持這一提議並已經向大學官員提及。他覺得這是男同性戀、女同性戀、雙性戀及跨性別者迫切需要的權利。

　　關於性取向的問題是可選擇的，這就意味著一大部分的學生並不會或不想要誠實作答──這就影響了結果。加州大學男同性戀、女同性戀、雙性戀及跨性別者中心的負責人Raja這樣表示。

　　數據來源於將入學的新生和交換生。加州大學的學生Ernesto説，性取向調查可能會讓校方為他們提供特別的集體宿舍，為這些學生創造更安全的環境。