<p>Hi, I LOVE rice university but I'm openly gay. I'm pretty nervous. Many people have been telling me that Rice is pretty homophobic. Is it true? Would I have a hard time for being gay?
Would I be able to make friends? Date?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Who are these people telling you that? Rice is not homophobic. Rice has a very inclusive culture. It’s a very diverse school of people from around the world, different views, a spectrum of socioeconomic status, race, sexual orientation, etc. You would not have a hard time being YOURSELF at Rice. From my experience, all these aspects are second to the PERSON you are. I can guarantee you will not only make friends, but you will making these friends the first day you step on campus. Dating will be a little hard because of the size of Rice. It’s a small school, meaning a smaller gay population. But then again, you are in Houston, the 4th largest city in the country, so there is a larger gay population. </p>
<p>On a side note, the mayor of Houston is an open lesbian …and a Rice alum. That should tell you something.</p>
<p>PM me if you have any other questions.</p>
<p>Wow!! Thank you SO much! You have no idea how happy you just made me!!</p>
<p>Agree that Rice is not homophobic at all. It has an incredible conservatory level music school, and my D had lots of gay friends in the music school. One of her close friends (gay male) was very active in the Episcopal campus ministry and was just ordained as a priest.</p>