I am a senior in high school and gay and my friend is also wondering and he is pansexual. I was just wondering how the lgbtq+ community is at Bowdoin and how many people consider themselves as gay. Thank you!
We saw no one who seemed openly gay at Bowdoin during our visit. At Middlebury we saw someone who is transitioning, and also a few who seemed to be openly gay. This is just from tours so not terribly reliable info…
Why don’t you reach out to an LGBTQ+ organization at Bowdoin? A member of it can tell you more about the personal experience of being gay at Bowdoin.
I can tell you that as former LGBTQ member of Bowdoin College, it’s been a fairly welcoming environment. It also really depends on who else is LGBTQ coming into your class year. If you want to chat more just PM me.