<p>Hey guys, </p>
<p>I'm currently considering Wellesley College for numerous reasons: rigorous academics, a tight alumnae network, small classes, and cross-registration options with MIT, to name a few. I also know I would love the experience of going to a women's college. So I'm wondering... What's the lesbian scene like there?</p>
<p>I'm the only out girl in my high school, and it's pretty miserable. I really want to go to a place with an active, visible LGBT community and a sizable gay dating pool. I'd appreciate any thoughts on Wellesley gay life and culture. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Well, I mean, you’ll definitely find an accepting and friendly home at Wellesley. There are tons of gay girls and I think they host a yearly, popular Dyke Ball. Check out some Autostraddle blogs from freshmen Wellesley students! Start here 
[url=<a href=“http://www.autostraddle.com/college-lesbianage-class-of-2016-wherever-home-is-lets-go-there-now-151709/]Autostraddle”>College Lesbianage Class of 2016: Wherever Home Is, Let's Go There Now | Autostraddle]Autostraddle</a> ? College Lesbianage Class of 2016: Wherever Home Is, Let?s Go There Now<a href=“there%20are%20multiples%20pages%20btw”>/url</a></p>
<p>note that they also get adorable girlfriends relatively fast</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the info! From the descriptions and pics, Wellesley seems heavenly (I mean, they had Andrea Gibson speak there! That’s all kinds of awesome). I guess I was just a little doubtful after reading soooo many threads devoted to refuting claims about the size and involvement of the gay community.</p>
<p>If anyone else has any thoughts or comments, I’d love to hear them :)</p>
<p>Yeah! I mean Wellesley’s absolutely gorgeous and seems great.
Where did you find those posts? I assume they’re directed at homophobic families and (straight or not) students who want to debunk claims that all-women colleges have queer life.</p>
<p>Kitkat, I haven’t seen the posts you’re referring to, but I don’t think they’re aimed so much at homophobic families as at straight people who are anxious to know there is room for them, too. My D is a first-year at Wellesley and loves it. She’s a devout Christian (and sometimes the only Christian in her classes) and has met with nothing but open-minded acceptance. One of her friends is a lesbian who says the same thing. There is a very active LGBT group on campus, and D says the people in her res hall are open about their orientation and no one seems to be judgmental. </p>
<p>While no school is going to be perfect (jerks are everywhere and from all backgrounds), one of the beauties of a top notch liberal arts school is that you’re more likely to find genuine intellectuals there.</p>
<p>Yeah, most of those posts aim to assuage the fears of incoming hetero students. But many times they push past “anxious straight girl” territory and into homophobia… </p>
<p>It’s more than a little disheartening to sift through people saying that the queer community “isn’t as bad as everyone says it is” (when by bad, of course, they mean visible 
). Here’s a particularly problematic question: </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wellesley-college/415355-lesbiana.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/wellesley-college/415355-lesbiana.html</a></p>
<p>Anyway, it’s great to hear about the accepting social climate, massmomm.</p>
<p>My d is a Wellesley freshman, and a lesbian. She sort of came out in senior year of hs, although she did not have any relationships with women. She LOVES Wellesley, and not just because it is very accepting, but also because it is challenging and diverse. She meet a lot of petiole of different sexual orientations through Facebook and tumblr before she went, and has many gay and straight friends. She didn’t want a “lesbian” school, but she did want an accepting, open environment, which she has found at Wellesley. (She is very cute, and also very smart, but no word on any relationships.) : )</p>