Being gay an admission helper?

<p>on the cornell app, it asks for gender, and on the drop down list, it has "male, female, and other" and i hear it helps a lot to put other, and they won't ask for any proof, cuz that's...well, obvious. i didnt do it, but i think that's kinda funny. watch next year's applicants have like...thousands of others. lol</p>