<p>hola,</p>
<p>One of the deciding factors for me is the diversity of tulane. YES, i am quite aware of the ethnic diversity. But, wha ti am most curious about is if there is any gay community at tulane? It seems, judging from what i've read and seen on tv, that there is, but i can't merely assume :P. Not that i'm loking for hookups, NOO, i just want to be in a place where i fit in <em>somehow</em>.</p>
<p>My D is straight but her best male friend is gay. </p>
<p>And NOLA is a pretty diverse town: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17905410/%5B/url%5D">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17905410/</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.tulane.edu/%7Emosaic/about.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.tulane.edu/~mosaic/about.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.oma.tulane.edu/LGBT/AboutUs.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.oma.tulane.edu/LGBT/AboutUs.htm</a></p>
<p>Well you might want to check out Souther Decadence</p>
<p><a href="http://www.southerndecadence.net/%5B/url%5D">http://www.southerndecadence.net/</a></p>
<p>thank you all! I just wonder how many people even go to the school. then i can kinda get an estimate :P</p>
<p>Hi JB. </p>
<p>This info is from Tulane's website, where you can go and find out a lot more. As of October 06, there were 10,606 students at Tulane, of whom 6,533 were undergraduates (5,246 men and 5,360 women).</p>
<p>Tulane's Division of Student Affairs has an Office of Multicultural Affairs.I've copied their mission statement below:</p>
<p>"The Office of Multicultural Affairs was established as a part of the Division of Student Affairs to:</p>
<p>Provide ethnic minority and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender students with the academic, social and personal support and advocacy services that facilitate their adjustment to the University.</p>
<p>Help foster within the University community a respect for and an appreciation of the history, tradition, and culture of ethnic minority and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender student groups.</p>
<p>Assist academic and administrative departments in implementing policies, programs and activities to increase the number of ethnic minority students that enroll in a graduate from Tulane University."</p>
<p>That demonstrates a commitment on the part of the school. I assume the demand was there in order for such a commiment to arise. Hope that helps. If you want to get in touch with an incredibly helpful person, e-mail Dr. Cynthia Cherrey, Vice President for Student Affairs. She is the one who actually volunteered to go find my son for me at the shelter when I couldn't get in touch with him during the evacuation for Katrina. A wonderful woman and very personable and concerned about the individual Tulanian.</p>
<p>My S ended up with a gay roommate his 1st semester who ultimately became a very good friend. As a result, he also met many other gay students and commented that there was quite a large community of gays at Tulane.</p>
<p>One of the things he likes best about Tulane is that so many people are from so many places and that personal differences, including sexuality, are well tolerated there, much more so than the high school and community he came from.</p>