<p>Hey everyone, I'm a member of the newly accepted class of 2014. With Georgetown being a Catholic, Jesuit school at its foundation, the LGBT community in all liklihood doesn't have as easy or as prevelant a presence in comparison to other universities. However, I am sure Georgetown is a tolerant, accepting school and that is good at any angle.</p>
<p>I created this thread as a way to try and connect the LGBT community at Georgetown and see who else might be out there, class of 2014 and all other classes currently there. I want this thread to serve as a place for people to ask questions they have pertaining to the gay community at Georgetown and to get answers from others who will or are attending Georgetown.</p>
<p>Also, if you are gay at Georgetown and would like to share your views and opinions of life there, please do share your experiences.</p>
<p>So, to get things started, who else form the LGBT community is out there?</p>
<p>You’re in DC. Everyone is gay (Or at least I like to think). </p>
<p>At Georgetown there isn’t a huge gay population, but believe me there are plenty of gays. I don’t know what kind of information you are looking for, but if you have specific questions let me know.</p>
<p>Just because Georgetown is a Jesuit school doesn’t really mean it puts down the LGBT community. You have to realize that Catholics aren’t “officially” against the LGBT as people, they’re against their rights to marriage. So, unless you’re planning to marry on campus, I’m pretty sure Georgetown won’t bother you.</p>
<p>I mean, there’s even an official student organization for the LGBT community:
[GU</a> Pride: Home Page](<a href=“http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/pride/]GU”>http://studentorgs.georgetown.edu/pride/)</p>
<p>They certainly treat the LGBT crowd a hell of a lot better than the pro-choice crowd.</p>
<p>@flight23 - hey, I know that Georgetown is a tolerant school and I wasn’t implying that just because it’s Jesuit it’s going to treat gays poorly, I was just saying how in comparison to ther schools in the area it isn’t the first choice when it comes to acceptance of the LGBT community. Anyways, if i knew that all I would be bashed the whole time, I wouldn’t have chosen Georgetown in the first place, no?</p>
<p>To be clear, so far be being gay hasn’t given me the best…response I guess when it has come to the CHARMS system. I’m not your stereotype ridden gay, i do sports (rowed for two years), love cars etc. and at first glance you probably wouldn’t suspect much about me; but when I’ve revealed to my potential roommates so far that I’m gay, both people poeple I’ve talked to have completely stopped exchanging messages with me which has left me disocuraged. I’m not crushed, I was expecting some possible issues butso far a two for two record isn’t boding too well for me. Since then I have been talking to some other people on the CHARMS system however.</p>
<p>College people have a lot of personality flaws (just like everyone else) but it’s hard to accuse them, overall, of being intolerant. I wouldn’t be too concerned about being accepted or feeling welcomed at Georgetown in particular for this. I certainly wouldn’t try to judge them by the bigoted attitudes of geeky high school kids.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that most guys, from any university, would be hesitant to room with a gay person. Even if you don’t find a roommate during CHARMS, you will still a get a roommate with similar preferences.</p>
<p>I actually have two gay friends at Georgetown currently, and both have said that “there are a lot of bigots at Georgetown”. So heads up.</p>