Gender Affirmation at Deakin

Deakin is supportive of its gender diverse staff and students and recognises their right to work and study free of discrimination, sexual harassment, victimisation and vilification.

Gender diverse is an umbrella term to describe a person’s identity and belief about themselves and preferences for the social role they play. The person’s gender identity could be at odds with their sex assigned at birth, for example, transgender, non-binary (beyond the obvious ‘male’ and ‘female’), genderqueer and others.

Intersex is different to diverse gender. Intersex people are born with physical sex characteristics that don’t fit medical and social norms for female or male bodies.

Preferred name and gender options

When working or studying at Deakin you can select from different sex and gender options. You can also change your name and request a non-binary title and gender listed as ‘MX’.

Students - Change your personal details

Staff - contact your HR Adviser

Dress Code

All gender toilets

Deakin University provides all gender bathrooms and change rooms on all campuses and recognises that staff and students have the right to use toilets and other facilities appropriate to their affirmed gender.

Each campus has facilities to support our gender diverse staff and students at the following locations:

Intersex

Non-binary

Gender Affirmation at Deakin

Gender diverse recruitment