<p>what is the gay life like at each of these schools? how big is the gay community at each school? are they each gay friendly campuses? please just share as much information as you can. thanks.</p>
<p>-Cornell University
-Wesleyan University
-University of Rochester
-Georgetown University
-American University
-Skidmore College
-Ithaca College
-SUNY Stony Brook
-SUNY New Paltz</p>
<p>You will face discrimination at ANY university. Some more than others, but in all honesty, it all depends what you intend to mean by “gay-friendly.” </p>
<p>I think that if you’re not overly flamboyant in attitude or behavior, you should be just fine at pretty much any university.</p>
<p>American is known as one of the most truly accepting colleges. This past year, the president of the student body was a student who had begun college as a male…and graduated as a female. I met her at graduation (she had been in a lot of my son’s classes) and so many people came up to her and hugged her.</p>
<p>For most of the larger schools on your list, I’d assume LGBT people are very well accepted and there are plenty of students that you’d have the choice of dating. The real problem comes from some LACs where, even though the students may not care about your orientation, there will be fewer people who share it, simply because there are fewer people at the school. I believe Skidmore and Wesleyan both attract disproportionate numbers of LGBT students though so that probably won’t be a problem. </p>
<p>If you want you can contact the various lgbt support groups at each campus to find out their tolerance. Here are Wesleyan’s ([Welcome</a>, Queer Life at Wesleyan - Wesleyan University](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/queer/]Welcome”>Welcome, Queer / Trans Life at Wesleyan - Wesleyan University) ), Rochester’s ([Gay</a>, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender :: University Health Service :: University of Rochester](<a href=“http://www.rochester.edu/uhs/healthtopics/GLBT/index.html]Gay”>http://www.rochester.edu/uhs/healthtopics/GLBT/index.html) ), and Skidmore’s ([LGBT</a> Resources](<a href=“Student Government Association”>Student Government Association) ).</p>
<p>Also I disagree with cameraphone. There are plenty of schools where students won’t look twice at two men holding hands or kissing (assuming it’s in a place where PDA is considered acceptable). I know at Emory, even the slightest indication of homophobia was met with ridicule, whereas I’ve never met a gay or lesbian who had any problems with people accepting their orientation.</p>
<p>Just because there isn’t overt homophobia doesn’t mean there isn’t discrimination. It’s true that you probably won’t be beaten up. You likely won’t be rejected by the student body either. But you would be mistaken if you think that’s all that discrimination entails. The truth is that, regardless of how liberal a campus, you will experience the word “gay” used insultingly, or meet someone who’s fine with your orientation as long as you don’t hit on hir, etc.</p>