<p>what's the LGBT life like at harvard? like is it a very conservative place? do you (a current student) see same sex couples sometimes? is it hard to find a date if you're lgbt?</p>
<p>I'm a middle aged Harvard alum, and while I am not a current Harvard student, I can assure you that Harvard has one of the most liberal campuses in the country when it comes to people's sexual orientation. In fact, two members of my class have switched genders, and have been very welcome at reunions. One even was on a panel talking about his metamorphosis into a woman. </p>
<p>Harvard's chaplain, Peter Gomes, is a gay man. </p>
<p>Boston also is very liberal when it comes to LGBT. After all, Mass. was the state that legalized gay marriage.</p>
<p>I'm sure that if you check Harvard's website, you can find various organizations for LGBTs and you could contact them directly for the kind of current info you're seeking.</p>
<p>I have quite a few Harvard friends and acquaintances who are gay---pretty much no stigma here at all. Even the people who are religious or are politically conservative are really open and accepting. So no worries.</p>
<p>Seconding what Northstarmom said. Even back in the last 70s there were many openly gay people on campus including an English tutor in our House.</p>
<p>The Masters of Lowell House are a lesbian couple. They are very visible on campus as well as being the (well loved) leaders of the House.</p>
<p>There are gay and lesbian professors as well. It is a very accepting place.</p>
<p>As an example of some events, here's something that happened in 2004 that was reported in the Harvard Gazette, the weekly newspaper published by Harvard for the university community.</p>
<p>"Hillary and Julie Goodridge, lead plaintiffs in the historic Massachusetts marriage case, have been named the recipients of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus' (HGLC's) 2004 Trailblazer Award. The award will be presented to the Goodridges at the caucus's annual Commencement Day dinner, to be held in Lowell House on Thursday (June 10). The keynote speaker for the event will be Jarrett Barrios A.B. '90, Massachusetts state senator and a leader of the fight against a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage....
Keynote speaker Barrios is the Democratic state senator representing Cambridge and surrounding communities. While at Harvard, he chaired the BGLTSA (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, & Supporters Alliance). In 1998, he began his legislative career when he was elected to the House of Representatives - the first openly gay man ever elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives....</p>
<p>The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus is composed of more than 3,500 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) Harvard and Radcliffe alumni/ae, faculty, staff, and students. The caucus was formed in 1983 with the aim of defending the interests of the Harvard GLBT community."
<a href="http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/06.03/13-gaycaucus.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/2004/06.03/13-gaycaucus.html</a></p>