<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I am a gay student who has been admitted for the class of 2018. I was hoping some people might be able to share insight as to what it's like to be a gay student at Harvard. I imagine it would be quite accepting but is this the case? Do you have to be a member of the lgbt communities in order to have any sort of relationships? Also more specifically, are finals clubs accepting of gay members?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m not gay myself but I have many LGBTQ friends, and the culture here is extremely accepting. Bigotry and intolerance are not accepted in any circles that I have ever encountered or heard about. The LGBTQ communities seem to be very active, but I know many gay people who are not actively involved in them who still have fruitful relationships. </p>
<p>I don’t know the answer to the final club question, but the campus is so liberal and tolerant as a whole that I would be very surprised if final clubs were any different. (I have a tendency to think poorly final club types and attribute negative qualities to them when it may not be justified, and yet I’m saying this!) </p>
<p>Final clubs (at least 4) are accepting of gay members.</p>
<p>Hey! I’m a bisexual grad student coming in this year too and I’m happy to hear this, that there is acceptance and tolerance and that the clubs accept gay members… but how do they know the sexuality of prospective members? Do they ask?</p>
<p>Do they ask? No, I doubt it. Suffice to say it’s a non-issue.</p>
<p>Grad students are not invited to join Final Clubs, one must be an undergrad to be punched (go through the lengthy selection process during fall of sophomore year.) Once admitted, one is a lifelong member.</p>
<p>Factors such as wealth, family connections, prep school background, athletic team connections seem to be more influential than sexual orientation. </p>
<p>Harvard grad students hang out at the student bar Cambridge Queen’s Head in Harvard Yard, as well as the local Cambridge bars.</p>
<p>Is the experience similarly positive for queer women? I’ve heard the community is quite sparse and poorly connected. </p>