What’s it like at Brown being a gay guy? What’s the gay relationship culture at Brown? Dating, hookups? Where do you go to meet guys?
I’m a lesbian, but from what I’ve been able to tell, being a gay guy at Brown is a pretty good deal. The community is fairly large, and dating and hookups are both easily done. There are several gay clubs in Providence, which I know people sometimes go to. Otherwise, honestly, you’ll probably just meet others through clubs and classes. There’s also IvyQ, which was this past weekend. A lot of us went, and um, there’s quite a bit of mingling that goes on there, to say the least.
That being said (and this is a bit of venting, so take it with a grain of salt lol), I personally don’t love the LGBT community here. It’s extremely fragmented, which, thanks to IvyQ, is a view that I know others share as well. The Queer Alliance consists of a lot of subgroups based on different topics/orientations, and while that’s good in some respects, it makes it really hard to find a sense of unity/community. You’re more likely to meet people through general events than ones specifically put on by the QA or the LGBTQ Resource center. Although there is a subgroup for discussing queer masculinity – I guess you might meet guys there, idk.