At least three Catholic colleges in the US—Sacred Heart and Fairfield universities in Connecticut, and St. Mary’s College in California—now allow students to share a dormitory room with a member of the opposite sex.

At Sacred Heart, the “gender-inclusive housing option” recommends against rooming with a romantic partner, but “current procedures do not require students to disclose their reason for roommate requests.” Students are encouraged, but not required, to tell their parents about their coed rooms.