The Amherst College Gender Project was founded in Fall 2005 as a coalition of students and staff interested in making Amherst College a safer space for people of all genders. Through programming and campus outreach, they hope to spread awareness of genders both within and outside of the male-female binary (including male, female, transgendered, gender non-conforming, intersex, etc.). Their purpose is also to educate the campus about these issues as a means of recognizing and deconstructing normative gender roles, along with combating gender stereotypes and gender oppression. Aside from programming, the Amherst College Gender Project continually aims to make Amherst College a safe space by creating and revising institutional policies, so that they might ensure the inclusion and acceptance of people of any gender.

Currently, the Gender Project includes representatives from the Diversity Coalition, Feminist Alliance, Health Education, Residential Life, Juarez Activism Group, Men's Project, Peer Advocates, Pride Alliance, Student Health Educators, and Students for Corporate and Social Responsibility.

They are currently trying to make Amherst's non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies trans-inclusive. They are also working on increasing the number of gender-neutral bathrooms on campus.

To learn more about the Gender Project, contact the student coordinator.