<p>So, just wondering, how open minded are most colleges? If I came out, would it go over well?</p>
<p>Also, would it bug you having a gay roommate? I'm still wondering how to deal with that whole situation.</p>
<p>I have a gay friend and he was cool. I was weirded out at first but he was really nice so I didn't care. Plus he had really hot girls around him all the time.</p>
<p>It's not a big deal at college. I even come from a conservative college, and I haven't heard of any problems gays have experienced on campus.</p>
<p>i don't think its a big deal at college -- you should be honest with your roommate from the onset though (assuming you will come out / are already out) because if they do have a problem with it, it should be addressed early on in my opinion to avoid worse conflicts down the road</p>
<p>It depends on the political/religious affiliation at your school. At a really conservative school you will probably have a lot more open homophobia. I've not seen that too much here, but I know the frats here definitely ostracize openly gay men, but of course, the majority of them are racist a-holes, so it's not like those are the people you'd want to hang out with anyway. There definitely a gay presence, however conservative my campus tries to be (I think it's funny that our college Republicans only thinly veil their disgust for it because they have to). The AGSA does Day of Silence every year and talks alot about gender expression (we have an openly transgender mtf professor here) and sexuality.</p>
<p>It can be rough to fit in being gay and college, my advice is to finish your work in the library and early, so you have plenty of time to relax and be gay in afternoons. My friends and I are all busy but we still manage gay activities, like ice skating, movies, and restaurants</p>
<p>How are ice skating, movies, and restaurants "gay activities"??</p>
<p>At my school I see gay guys around and overall, I'd say we're a slightly conservative campus. Not BYU or even close to that kind of conservative, but being a school with a strong agricultural presence, there's a lot of conservative people. Like myself. I don't know how I feel about gay people. I don't sit around and think about it, but it did weird me out when my friend from high school told me he was gay and put up all his make out pics on Facebook. </p>
<p>I'd say that generally, you'll be alright. As long as you don't make it a big deal.</p>
<p>you dont find ice skating, movies and restaurants gay?</p>
<p>I have a gay old time everytime I go out for a night on town</p>
<p>If you're talking gay as in only two guys would do that together, I think you're wrong. If you're talking gay as in happy, no problem.</p>
<p>I've gone ice skating with my boyfriend. We go to dinner and movie sometimes too. Unless I'm completely misunderstanding what you're saying...</p>
<p>It varies by the school. If you provide us with a list, we can easily make suggestions.</p>
<p>Schools close to major cities if not in major cities tend to have student populations who are very accepting, not to say schools in rural locations dont, but places like NY, Boston or LA are great places to go to college, because even though you may not find a community at school where you fit in, you can always go out into the city.</p>
<p>The only time I remember anyone having a problem with someone being gay was one of the dudes on my hall freshman year. He'd bring back a new guy every night to have pretty loud sex with them, and had posters of naked men up on the wall. His roommate moved out in less than two weeks.</p>
<p>Just don't be that guy and you shouldn't have any problems.</p>
<p>As with anything else, it depends on which schools you're talking about. As well as religious affiliation, political leanings, and whatever else, region is likely to come into play. Do a search on this topic, as there have been numerous similar threads in the past.</p>
<p>Finding an open-minded campus shouldn't be difficult, but it isn't a given. Do continue to ask about/research this as you go through your search.</p>
<p>Best of luck :)</p>
<p>Hahah mydegisunacred</p>
<p>I wouldn't have a problem with a gay roommate as long as I didn't have to see/hear their sex and I didn't encounter any weird toys laying around. I'd kinda have a problem if they had posters of naked girls hanging up or pictures of them making out with other girls. I'd have no problem being their friend, but I just don't want to be uncomfortable in my room.</p>
<p>Depends on what school you're looking into. It would probably help for you to look around here for the threads which rank top schools from conservative to liberal (liberal: gay-friendly).</p>
<p>As for having a gay roomate, I wouldn't mind at all! Even if she invited her girlfriend over just as any other girl would invite their boyfriend over, it wouldn't bug me (of course, assuming they did no more than I would say I brought my boyfriend to my dorm and my roomate was there). And nope, I wouldn't have a problem with her rainbow posters, bedding, and overall activism, either, because I'd be behind her every step of the way. </p>
<p>I just hope you don't get stuck with someone who doesn't mind your sexuality BUT is overly curious and wants to ask you a bunch of questions about it (if you get what I mean...).</p>
<p>Good luck!!!</p>
<p>It depends on the school, obviously. Check into each particular school. I've never had any problems, but my school is very liberal and in a very liberal area.</p>