<p>How is Cornell in terms of acceptance of its gay students? And would you say the students are accepting as well as the school itself?</p>
<p>cornell is a pretty liberal school and should be relatively accepting of gay students, but don’t be going around with your rainbow colored pants and doing other stuff that will offend people. cornell is also a rather diverse school so it has very conservative people along with the liberals.</p>
<p>“Doing other stuff that will offend people”? I’m not sure what youngeebs is trying to say–I’ve seen people wearing rainbow colored pants (as in, denim that is bright blue or green or what have you), and it’s not an issue…?</p>
<p>My best friend here is gay (and very out) and he is pretty happy with the gay scene at Cornell. Haven organizes lots of programs and clubs and whatnot–they’re pretty active on campus. On the whole, people are really accepting.</p>
<p>It’s pretty open here on campus.</p>
<p>Before coming here, I was practically homophobic. Now, one of my best friends is VERY gay. He’s hilarious and we have a good time hanging out with everyone, so it’s cool.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think it’s a very open campus, too. Nothing wrong with wearing rainbow-colored pants if you’d like! The LBGT clubs seem very active, and I haven’t met anyone yet who isn’t accepting (then again, a majority of the campus is liberal). One of my best friends has her girlfriend over all the time, and we’ve gone out to eat together and stuff. Don’t think she’s had any issues with it thus far.</p>
<p>Most people here are accepting, I have two friends with gay roommates, and they get along well</p>
<p>yes for those gays who are into the whole gay activism and **** it’s fine…</p>
<p>but lets not forget about the MANY MORE gays who are closeted and do not feel comfortable coming out much less coming out to themselves…</p>
<p>I’d say there are about 6-7 gays in the closet for every out gay here.</p>
<p>^any reason for that in particular at cornell? or do you assume it’s like that at almost any university?</p>
<p>i’d assume it’s like that anywhere.</p>
<p>i’d say that cornell gives it another character because it’s such an elite college…</p>
<p>students are pressured about grades, and just doing everything they can to land that internship/top job…</p>
<p>they stay closeted b/c they’re afraid of all the drama and **** that will ensue when they come out…especially if they’ve built this very large social circle around them…</p>
<p>the way you are making it sounds is that cornell looks at being gay as only causing drama. i dont know if i want to be around that. if students really feel that way, i dont want any part of it.</p>
<p>and to think i really liked cornell…</p>
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<p>i think you’re reading way too much into what campuscsi said. drama is inevitable for most people (unless they there are the lucky ones whose family and friends love them no matter what and are totally accepting) when they come out. it’s kind of a given - whenever you hide something of that magnitude from (maybe yourself and/or) those close to you, drama’s gonna happen. </p>
<p>that being said, there are tons of reasons why people decide to stay in the closet and those reasons belong to those people only. we shouldn’t speculate on it and them.</p>
<p>finally: collegefreak77, under “similar threads” at the bottom of this site, it shows that you have posted the SAME thing in at least 5 other university CCs. honestly? chill out. you’re applying to schools on the east coast known to be in A) super liberal states, and/or B) super liberal cities. furthermore, the majority of most of the student bodies at each university/college is probably liberal or some variation of that. everywhere will show acceptance towards LGBTQs. of course, there may be small pockets of people who are against them, but where wouldn’t you find a place (i’m talking city-wise) with people like that?</p>
<p>cc102:</p>
<p>thank you, that really shed some like on the previous comments.</p>
<p>as for my other posts, i’m sorry if i want to make sure that the school i go to isnt full of people who wont be accepting of other students. and regardless of how liberal the cities are, the college could always be different. also i think hearing what the students themselves say, not what the college says, is very important.</p>