gay friendly colleges

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<p>The University of Michigan is an incredible school and they have a wonderful LGBT program. Students there are so open and friendly and your son will be in a prestigious university where he can feel comfortable socially. </p>

<p>While I could talk about Michigan forever, I would like to address the LGBT situation in the south as well because it has been squabbled about on this thread. I’d like to start by saying that I don’t like the south. It’s a personal preference, but I just prefer the atmosphere in northern states. I currently go to Auburn in the state of Alabama and I was expecting to see a lot of bigotry. And don’t get me wrong… It’s definitely there. However, I have to say that Auburn surprised me. For as many openly homophobic people I’ve met, I’ve met people who are accepting and incredibly open minded. I’m not going to compare it to a school like Michigan or NYU that have a solid reputation for tolerance and wonderful LGBT programs, but I’m just saying it’s on an individual level. Some southern schools will be awful… But within those schools, it’s still based on individual students and your son will find people who are loving and accepting of others where ever he goes. Tell him it will all be okay :slight_smile: best of luck!</p>

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<p>I would say an ideal school would be one that is gay friendly but also in a state in which the population voted for gay marriage.</p>

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<p>Many or most colleges in ca are gay friendly, but gay marriage is not legal in CA. Yale is very gay friendly. D’s roomate is bi. Wanting or not wanting to room with a gay person is more akin to if you feel comfortable rooming with a person of the opposite gender rather than different ethnicity.</p>

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<p>What yoho says is exactly why colleges created gender neutral housing. A student might not feel comfortable sharing a room with somebody of the opposite sex or a gay student of the same sex - even if the relationship is platonic. At Northeastern the only type of rooming situation where you would share a bathroom with members of the opposite sex are gender neutral housing.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t want my daughter rooming with a male. Does that make me a heterophobe?</p>

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<p>^Why yes, yes it does ;).</p>

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<p>There are a lot of people that I wouldn’t want my D rooming with. I’m just a massive walking phobe.</p>

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<p>At my son’s college all rooms are classified as gender neutral except freshman rooms and in the all male/all female theme houses.</p>

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<p>So men and women share bedrooms and community bathrooms? Is that what “gender neutral” means?</p>

<p>What college is this?</p>

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<p>drew university has co-ed baths in all the dorms but the rooms are not co-ed. Floors and dorms are co-ed but that is quite common.</p>

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<p>here is one school’s definition:</p>

<p>Gender neutral housing is defined as a housing option in which two or more students share a multiple-occupancy apartment or suite, in mutual agreement, regardless of the students’ sex or gender.</p>

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<p>And schools/parents think that’s a good idea?</p>

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<p>riprorin, Bates. </p>

<p>From what I understand it is up to the students if they choose to room with a member of the opposite sex and the room can be in any dorm on any floor. There is no designated gender neutral dorm or floor, or wing, etc. </p>

<p>My son lives in a theme house (old 4 story Georgian style) this year and there are only two bathrooms for 30 something kids - one on the 2nd floor and one on the first floor but on the other side of the main staircase so both bathrooms are gender neutral. Doesn’t seem to bother anyone.</p>

<p>Here is an explanation of their policy and why they instituted it. </p>

<p><a href=“http://walterfairfax.com/2012/02/28/gender-neutral-housing-initiative-2/[/url]”>http://walterfairfax.com/2012/02/28/gender-neutral-housing-initiative-2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Sure. Why not? I lived in co-ed housing arrangements several times during college. It was fine.</p>

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<p>That’s a little weird to me, but to each his own. What consenting adults choose to do in their bedrooms isn’t any of my business.</p>

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<p>I don’t think gender neutral policies have anything to do with what consenting adults do in their bedrooms.</p>

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<p>I thought this thread was about sexual practices?</p>

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<p>emilybee: Exactly. That’s the whole point.</p>

<p>riprorin: No, it’s not. It’s about a living arrangement presumed to be platonic until one person crosses the line.</p>

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<p>College students co-habitating and crossing the line? Nah. Lol.</p>

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<p>Because “Open Gender Housing” is so descriptive and all. If “neutral” is negative, is there still a word meaning “neutral”?</p>

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Or two persons, as it were?</p>