Let experiences matter. Stefano Buscaglia, spokesperson for Gender and Sexualities at the Student Federation of the University of Santiago, was influenced by the Mara Rita Decree and the recent measures implemented through the Protocol on Sexual Harassment and Discrimination to present his proposal to the university authorities. “To do this, we gathered information from previous initiatives and held a meeting with trans students through their gender representatives. They shared their stories and experiences at the university, and from there we adapted it to the reality, demanding the change of their chosen name on lists, academic exams, web platforms, and other documents.” This initiative didn't stop there, as the same spokesperson also requested that they begin working to ensure access to and maintenance of the university's programs.

Respect the names when taking attendance

Diego Portales University has already adopted the measure, placing the chosen name in 24 types of fields or records that are modified, from institutional email and student records to master data and enrollment reports. The Academia de Humanismo Cristiano University will implement a recognition regulation framed within Circular No. 0768 on “Rights of Transgender Children and Students in the Field of Education” from the Superintendency of Education. The project's promoter and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Marcelo Nilo, said that this is one more of the initiatives promoted by the university and that “these practices only needed to be formalized. Currently, professors, for example, use the student's chosen name as appropriate, when taking attendance or in other activities. These are de facto actions that required regulation.”