I'm Gay. Should I Mention it?

<p>He's weird sometimes, but the class was a lot of fun and very interesting. Like him or hate him, he knows what he is talking about.</p>

<p>The class is definitely fun... but as far as him knowing what he's talking about.... That's suspect. </p>

<p>He was pretty much forced to step down as psychology chair for his inappropriate research conduct. </p>

<p>Just read his wiki..... some of it may be slanderous, but still...</p>

<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Bailey%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Michael_Bailey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"One major public concern since the publication of Bailey's book is his reported sexual obsession with transsexuals. From the beginning of his research, Bailey has vehemently insisted that he is "heterosexual" and that sexual orientation is strictly dichotomous (heterosexual-homosexual). He has also made numerous claims that transsexual women are truly "men," discounting the personal experiences of countless transsexual women. Shockingly, during the course of the investigation at Northwestern University, a former male-to-female transsexual research subject came forward and disclosed to university officials that Bailey had sex with her during the course of his studies. The incident was widely publicized in The Chronicle of Higher Education on December 12, 2003. This represents only one of the inherent flaws in the logical formulation of his theories, as well as his own personal hypocrisy and ethical violations as a researcher. In vernacular, he has come to be known as a "tranny chaser." As with nearly all allegations against him, Bailey has refused to respond publicly to this issue."</p>

<p>Haha! That's really funny. I never read that stuff about him, although his book was definitely curiosity-piquing. Good to know, I guess I take it back then. Fun class though.</p>

<p>Being gay can be an advantage to a certain extent, but I don't think that you should have an essay like "being gay is amazing!! I love it! blah blah blah etc" It'll just be...strange for anyone. As for PK, I was the same way. However, I found out my brother was gay and I will tell you it was upsetting, but when you get to know them they aren't much different. Some are realy nice. Just get to know them. It's not like they'll rape you if your roomed with them. If they are attracted to you, you prbably will never know.</p>

<p>lol i know they're just regular people with different interests, it's just a little weird for me. w/e</p>

<p>human sex is offered fall quarter, for those who were interested.</p>

<p>by the way, typically you want to shy away from those kinds of topics (ie race, gender, sexual orientation) because those have been associated with discrimination-it's a tactic you learn when job hunting. even though the policy is to not discriminate, if you put that kind of stuff on your application, theres a higher chance that they'll not like something on it and reject you right off the bat.</p>

<p>Human Sex is not being offered this fall (I just checked CAESAR). When I took it last fall he mentioned it would probably next be taught in Winter '09.</p>

<p>if you are gay, I wouldn't put northwestern as a top school.</p>

<p>Why is that? There are plenty of gay people at the school and from what I've seen (2 years worth) it's a pretty accepting environment.</p>

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<p>are you serious? sometimes being straight almost feels like a minority, there are even gay guys in the fraternities.</p>

<p>kk, you should read this:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.psych.northwestern.edu/psych/people/faculty/bailey/controversy.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.psych.northwestern.edu/psych/people/faculty/bailey/controversy.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>puts some of the wikipedia stuff into perspective.</p>

<p>They really like to see applicants relate their "Why NU" response to specifics on campus. So if you've had experience with any of the groups or events or students on campus related to Rainbow Alliance or such other groups, I don't see why that could hurt. Personally, I believe if you're really specific then you should be fine.</p>

<p>From an outside perspective, the gay community at NU seems to very supportive and welcoming. The Drag Show was probably one of my favorite things of this past year, as well as the Silent Day they had--I wasn't able to participate that day, but it was great to see how many people were involved.</p>

<p>I don't think you should make fitting in as a homosexual at Northwestern your topic for the Why Northwestern essay, because that is not a legitimate reason to choose Northwestern. Perhaps Brown, Wesleyan, and those type of schools but not Northwestern (even though it's known to be tolerant).</p>

<p>I think you should mention it, especially if it has had a large impact on your life. (It probably has.)</p>

<p>If someone homophobic is reading your essay, you probably won't want to go there anyway. This was my line of thinking, anyway.</p>