Gay Life?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vanderbilt University
1

<p>Hey guys! I'm a junior in high school right now and I'm sort of interested in pursuing Business and Creative Writing at Vanderbilt, but I have heard that there is a very low tolerance for lgbt. I know that some element of this is true, but I was basically wondering... is the gay life really as bad as some people say?</p>

<p>Also is there anybody I could talk to specifically about the school's lgbt life that might know about it first-hand? If there isn't much acceptance on the campus and in Tennessee, I don't really want to become more invested in pursuing the school, even though its programs coordinate well with my interests.</p>

2

<p>There is an office for LGBT. You should contact them for specifics. Vandy is less accepting of LGBT than, say, Wesleyan … but that is true for many schools. I would think that establishing a connection with the LGBT office at Vandy & visiting in the future would be helpful. [The</a> Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Life | Vanderbilt University](<a href=“http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lgbtqi/]The”>The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Life | Vanderbilt University)</p>

3

<p>I’ve never seen evidence of “low tolerance”… Anyways, the LGBT office is a good place to start. Probably LGBT students working there.</p>

4

<p>Thanks for the link :slight_smile: and thanks Pancaked! Anybody else have any contribution?</p>

5

<p>shameless bump for any other info! emailed the vandy lgbt office to no avail so far!</p>

6

<p>Wait until after the new year. Most universities are closed between Christmas and the first of the year.</p>

7

<p>oops, already emailed them. hopefully they just reply when they receive it?</p>

8

<p>The people at the KC Potter Center (the LGBTQI office) are extremely nice. The office was actually just opened a few years back (two or three? don’t quote me on it) and is a nice place. They have lunches on Tuesdays I believe, where you pack a lunch and can go there to hang out with other people. Everyone’s accepting and open minded. As for Vanderbilt as a whole, I can’t speak about much. I have a few gay friends and in the end it’s mostly about them choosing friends with accepting people. There’s of course some students who can’t deal with it, but it’s not that hard to just not be friends with them. The good thing about college is that there are a lot of people to choose friends from. Just choose good ones =D. And yeah, the KC Potter center isn’t open during break. They’ll probably reply once school starts back up on the 9th.</p>

9

<p>As long as you pick your friends well, you’ll be fine. As a student at Vandy, I can say I don’t see any bullying of anyone really. I know that I personally don’t have any prejudices towards LBGT and my friends don’t either.</p>