College student triggered over cisgender male work crew

Oberlin College in Ohio announced the installment of radiators in dorm rooms. This announcement went out to those who would be impacted. This is similar to landlords announcing, to tenants, that a service would be done in their homes. It’s fall, it’s getting cooler, and winter is getting closer. Having radiators installed and tested for functionality before it gets cold would help the students keep themselves warm.

Peter Fray-Witzer; however, had issues with this. He is a student residing on one of the floors in a dormitory for women and transgendered students. The work crew were men, who were being allowed into areas where only women and transgendered were allowed to be in. A school official accompanied the work crew.

From The Oberlin Review:

I was angry, scared, and confused. Why didn’t the College complete the installation over the summer, when the building was empty? Why couldn’t they tell us precisely when the workers would be there? Why were they only notifying us the day before the installation was due to begin?

I considered reaching out to Matos, but what would I say? The College was unlikely to address any of my concerns the day before the scheduled installation, and if they did, it would more than likely be in a passive we-are-truly-sorry-for-the-inconvenience sort of way, punctuated by an insistence that I would not be excessively bothered and that the installation was necessary, whether I liked it or not.

The next day, I waited apprehensively. The workers began installing in common spaces, and I could see immediately that they were all men. It was clear that the College had not made a special request that male workers not be allowed onto the upper floors of Baldwin. Predicting when they would reach my room was pure guesswork. I was trying to anticipate whether I would be in class when they arrived, or if I’d have to welcome strangers into my room only to be ejected to allow them space to work.

When the insistent knock eventually came, I scrambled to get my mask on and repeatedly shouted, “Coming!” through the door. Four or five construction workers stood outside, accompanied by someone who I could only assume — by his neat polo and clipboard — to be an emissary of the College. We stared at each other for a moment before I moved aside to allow the workers to enter. The emissary began issuing platitudes that the work wouldn’t take long and encouraged me to prop open my door. I asked meekly if I could actually not have a radiator installed in my dorm. I knew the answer was no before I had even said it, but hey — worth a shot.

I left for class, and by the time I had come back, they appeared to be done, though Polo Man warned me that they would return later in the week to check the insulation. Sure enough, they were back the next day. I felt mildly violated and a little peeved.

The Oberlin Review has the rest of the article here. Fox News covers this here and the Daily Mail covers this story at this link.

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