gay at dartmouth

<p>So, I got a likely letter from Dartmouth- it seems like an amazing place in almost every way, so I'm totally stoked. My only reservation is not knowing much about the gay scene there. I'm sure the community is accepting, since it's so intellectual/educated. But how much dating opportunity would there be? I haven't had much in high school... and certainly don't want to continue with that trend.</p>

<p>Nor I, and Dartmouth is one of my top choices. I wish I had more information on this. Oh well, at least I know there's 2 of us.</p>

<p>I'm not gay but I have a few gay friends and they seem quite satisfied with life at Dartmouth. I also know there's The Tabard, a coed frat which is very accepting of people of all sexual orientations. Gender Sexuality XYZ, a group for LGBTQA people, is also one of the more active extracurricular groups on campus. I can't speak to the dating scene here, but there isn't much of a dating scene for straight people, I'd have to say.</p>

<p>Lol (dating scene for straight people). True. </p>

<p>I have a few friends who were gay and loved Dartmouth. There are definitely more than a few places on campus where there are plenty of gay students who love the college. If you avoid a few of the jocky frats its very accepting. One thing to note though is that there are lots of "scenes" at Dartmouth (Tabard, music groups, Panarchy, Sugar Shack, etc) with very accepting students, but the more liberal/ open scene is not the dominating campus culture like it would be at a place like Vassar, Wesleyan, or even Brown.</p>

<p>If you go to DartmouthSports.com—Official</a> Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics and then click on Mens Track and Field, there is a link to an October interview with Jamal Brown a gay Dartmouth runner that may be of interest to you. Sorry I couldn't find a way to link to it here.</p>

<p>We also had one of the top LAX goalies in the country who happens to be gay.</p>

<p>YouTube</a> - Profile of Andrew Goldstein</p>

<p>When I read your question about gay students at Dartmouth, I was thinking how weird it was that I didn't know any guys who were gay.</p>

<p>Then, I continued thinking, and I realized that I knew about 6 guys that I would consider to be a friend who are openly gay. Upon reflection, I realized that it is probably a good thing that my friends who are gay do not stand out from my friends who aren't gay. I cannot promise that everyone will be this way.</p>

<p>To generalize, those of my friends who are openly gay happen to also be some of the most outwardly loving of Dartmouth and everything about it. They all seem to be extremely happy with their experiences so far. That's all I can really tell you, because I've never actually talked to any of them about what their experience has been like specifically as a gay student or whether or not they would recommend Dartmouth to a gay prospie (prospective student).</p>

<p>Definitely come to Dimensions, and there will certainly be at least one LGBTQ event in which you can talk to other students. They can give you a much better idea.</p>

<p>thanks for all the help, guys! i'll definitely be going to dimensions to see it for myself...</p>