LGBT Friendly?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Minnesota
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<p>UMTC is one of my choices for college and two of the requirements I have for the schools I'm looking at is that they have a very LGBT-friendly/accepting atmosphere and a strong LGBT support system. Does UMTC have these two requirements? And do you know of any other universities in the midwest who meet the same requirements?</p>

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<p>max…I don’t have any direct knowledge of the campus atmosphere towards the LGBT community, but the Twin Cities are widely recognized as the most open-minded and liberal of the major Midwest cities. When we’ve been on campus visiting our D1 we’ve seen advertisements for at least a few different LGBT student groups, and here’s a link to the campus LGBT support office. I’m sure they can give you the best information on the campus climate. Good Luck in your college search!!</p>

<p><a href=“https://diversity.umn.edu/glbta/[/url]”>https://diversity.umn.edu/glbta/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Minneapolis, as a city, has a huge lesbian / gay population. (I honestly don’t know about BT) My neighbor kid lived in the LGBT dorm called “Lavender House” and this gave him a huge sense of belonging.</p>

<p><a href=“https://diversity.umn.edu/glbta/lavenderhouse[/url]”>https://diversity.umn.edu/glbta/lavenderhouse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The U has a ** HUGE ** gay student population and never once during my time here have I met someone who wasn’t accepting of it. On a weekly basis I see college-aged gay couples walking around campus holding hands and no one judges or even bats an eye. There’s a pretty well reknown Queer Student Center, several organizations, and then Minneapolis in itself is extremely gay-friendly and has tons of gay bars/coffee shops/etc.</p>

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<p>The LGBT population definitely has their own groups and I believe find it easy to find friends that share their similar interests. Most of the students at the U are very accepting and all of the gay people I know on campus seem happy that they chose to come here. I haven’t heard of any problems regarding acceptance on campus so the U is a great choice for LGBT students in my opinion.</p>