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April 16, 2008 - 1:14pm — ieathedgesSo, I'm going to be shipping off to college in a little over a year. I'd like to know how different it is from high school in regards to the number of out gays and lesbians, how they are accepted... etc etc. My high school is the kingdom of narrow-minded straight people, and I am desperate for a more accepting atmosphere. Was it easier to meet people or be in a public relationship?
Anyways, I'd just like to see what you guys experienced, the good and the bad.
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my school (uncg) is called
my school (uncg)
is called uncgay
and its 69% girls....sooo yeah awesome..
though naturally the first crush i get here is a girl with a boyfriend(i just found out).i found the only straight girl on campus im pretty sure..sucks
I just started college, and
I just started college, and I can tell you it's a much more accepting atmosphere. More diversity, more colorful people, more everything. There's a GSA at mine and I can't wait to start meeting people :3
I'll let you know after I
I'll let you know after I move in this saturday :) I already know half the male population will be gay, but seeing as that doesn't help me at all...
well
i just moved this week and im scared shitelles . i know a few ppl. and thers a few gays bars in the city so im kinda happy im movin 5 hours aways from my friends and family but i used to live in this city so its not that bad
college life,,,
well, im moving for college too and wondering the same thing but since im moving to San Francisco, my problem aint as big as urs,,lol but good luck!
college...
well i'm from nyc so needless to say i was around a lot more gay people in high school than i've ever been before...
now i'm at a small school in maine, a little liberal arts school...not many lesbians that's for sure..there are a lot more gay men out on campus than lesbians.
this campus isn't really conducive for lesbian dating. sucks but oh well
I went to NYU. It was the
I went to NYU. It was the gayest thing in the universe.
www.fantasyfantastik.com
hahaha!
hahaha!
i go to a more conservative
i go to a more conservative school in the south...so not many out lesbians here. there are more out, gay men than girls. honestly, i know of like one other girl but she came on really strong and it was very awkward...she's also not my type at all (smokes, etc.)
Ooh nice. That is pretty
Ooh nice. That is pretty big, i have a few friends there
I go to the University of
I go to the University of Central Florida. :)
Cool, which one?
Cool, which one?
I am planning to live on
I am planning to live on campus at least for my first year if not more. I'm looking at Colorado State or somewhere in Florida, and most Florida universities are pretty huge.
I go to school in Florida :)
I go to school in Florida :) And yeah, just about all the Florida universities are pretty big. It's not so bad down here :)
Sorry...
I double posted!
College
If you plan on going to Moraine Valley Community College you are out of luck my friend!
I don't mean this in any prejudiced or racist way, it's just the obvious truth: the biggest groups on our campus are the Alliance of African American Students and the Muslim Student Association.
I've tried to revive our dying GLOW club (Gay Lesbian Or Whatever) but to absolutely no avail. It used to be a really good group, at least we had some campus awareness about our group: for three years we had a panel discussion in the library right around Day of Silence, but since I took over it seems that there isn't much interest in sustaining a gay/straight alliance (and I'm not the leader type, more an active member). The fear factor is apparently pretty prevalent out in the 'burbs...which makes it increasingly difficult to find a girlfriend! I think that's why my ex and I stayed together for a year...because there were no lesbians at our high schools, but once she got down to the Big University (of Illinois), well, you can figure it out...
I hope you have more luck where you're going! I can't wait to get to a college where I can get a degree AND be a part of a strong established gay/lesbian community.
Peace out, Girl Scouts!
Val
Could also depend on whether
Could also depend on whether or not you live on or off campus. If you live on campus, you're more likely to meet a lot more people. But if you live off campus, just keep an eye out for stuff that happens at school. I go to a big big university, so there's always shit happening. And there are SO many different kinds of people here. But I kind of regret not staying on campus during my first year.
I haven't really been too social. Hopefully that will change and HOPEFULLY I'll be less lazy and go and meet people. And yeah, it does kind of depend on where you go to school too.
I was never out in college
I was never out in college but I was lucky to go to a school with a huge diversity index. My college even had a special program for GLBT and allies to prevent hate crimes on campus. If someone discriminated against you that person was pretty much expelled and banned from campus with no possibilities of future enrollment. The GLBT and Allies group was very involved in all campus activities. Heck, they even brought Melissa Ferrick in concert. It was awesome, btw. But in the end I guess it depends on where you go. I went to college in Washington, DC (talk about an uptight city) and I never had a problem.
Well, I'm not exactly
Well, I'm not exactly looking at a music major. More like science for pre-vet. Don't know how that's gonna go down...
It'll be interesting nonetheless.
student groups etc.
It's easy enough to mix in different crowds even if your major isn't exactly queer central. Most campuses have tons of activities and organizations.
True to a few stereotypes, the easiest way to meet other gays around here are probably rugby and arts groups (film clubs etc).
Plenty more queer cats
Plenty more queer cats roaming the campus streets/halls. Depends on where you go, what you study, etc, as already said. Best bets? Fine arts, MUSIC (I swear 90% the lezzies at school are Music majors... was told this is so, because they are naturally skilled at tonguing and fingering...), English, and of course, good old Women's Studies... which happens to be one of my majors. Ha ha!
When you find the queer
When you find the queer niche, it's definitely open season. Compared to my homophobic (under the rug) high school, that is. The east coast is relatively queer-progressive. Same goes for the west and other large cities.
Yeah, location is key I
Yeah, location is key I guess. Thanks for the input :)
It really does depend on
It really does depend on where you go. I go to an art school on the east coast, so it's pretty open here. Pretty much everyone on campus knows I'm gay and everyone's fine with it.
I didn't have that big of a problem in high school. But my high school was HUGE so it didn't matter.
yay college
I guess it depends on where you go, but I've had a great experience. I didn't really get it in high school, so I didn't come out until mid-way through college.
I go to a reasonably large public school in the south, but it's in a pretty progressive region. There are homophobes and idiots everywhere, but overall it's been a great time. I've met so many amazing people... it just blows my mind.
There certainly are more out people and couples than I've experienced before. If nothing else, there's so much more independence and such a wider group of people it's much easier to find your way to a cool crowd that won't think twice about your sexual orientation and ignore anyone who will.