A spokesman for BU says this is all about “empowering students.” What could possibly go wrong?

Michael Gryboski of the Christian Post reports.

Boston University Approves ‘Gender Neutral’ Housing

A Massachusetts-based academic institution has announced that they will give students living on campus the option of gender neutral housing.

Boston University President Robert A. Brown approved the housing option after much support and input came from the student population.

Kenneth Elmore, dean of students at Boston University, told the campus publication BU Today that the new option was more about “roommate choice” than “gender neutral” living situations.

“This is about empowering students to make choices about how they live and giving them a greater measure of control over their college experience,” said Elmore.

“…this is really about your choice of who you live with. Your preference about gender and how you perceive it is really not our concern.”

According to Leslie Friday of BU Today, due to residences being already full for the fall semester, the gender neutral housing will not be earnestly implemented until the spring.

Colin Riley, spokesman for Boston University, provided The Christian Post with more information on the matter courtesy BU’s housing website.

The housing site explained that the university will “take a thoughtful approach while implementing gender-neutral housing options” and certain restrictions apply.

“All residences are eligible for gender-neutral housing with the exception of Claflin, Rich and Sleeper Halls; the Warren Towers complex; The Towers; and Myles Annex,” reads the housing information in part.

“Freshmen are not eligible to live in gender-neutral housing, regardless of residence location. Suites and rooms within specialty residences are not eligible to be gender-neutral.”

Also the university setup a frequently asked questions page regarding the gender neutral housing, including clarifications regarding when and how room assignment will work.