<p>QUESTION: Is there gay acceptance at Vanderbilt?</p>
<p>I'd really hope so. If not, I'm going to be disappointed.</p>
<p>Though I personally am straight, I have a few gay friends who are applying to Vandy. Do they have anything to worry about?</p>
<p>If so, if accepted, I'd definitely try to create some LGBT organization</p>
<p>... because intolerance just isn't cool.</p>
<p>^ Hil.....obviously I'm no Vandy student, but I have multiple friends who are.</p>
<p>....and I would say, sadly, no. :(</p>
<p>I mean, like any school, you can find a small niche, but if you're referring to large scale acceptance like you might find at Berkeley? Not at all.</p>
<p>Sorry, no.</p>
<p>A Hispanic kid and his friend (prospective student) beat up a couple gay people last year and the student newspaper made a big deal of it though, so who knows, maybe one day.</p>
<p>I think there already is one of those organizations, in fact, someone told me Vanderbilt started paying a bunch of new staffers for it over the summer.</p>
<p>Tennessee will probably be one of the last states to accept homosexuality. As a Christian, I accept homosexuality as a norm because it has been around since the beginning of time. I do not condone the acts... I also do no support gay marriage. HOWEVER, one of my best friends (female) is bisexual, another best friend a full lesbian, and I lived in a house with my cousin (gay male) who really brought a new perspective to the gay lifestyle.</p>
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<p>that's weird...my gay friends/family member turn me into a gay marriage supporter...</p>
<p>but back to OP's topic.... I suggest you talk to your friends and tell them not to apply to Vandy... you can also suggest some school to them... like NYU, Columbia, etc. these schools are famous for gay friendly and equally selective :)</p>
<p>Aww. This is very sad.</p>
<p>Well, it's a cultural norm of being located in the South and having a predominantly Southern student body. If you look at PR's Top 20 rankings for "Gay Community Accepted," you'll find that New College of Florida is the only school on the list south of Maryland, and South Florida is not culturally "Southern." Of the 20 listed for "Alternative Lifestyles Not an Alternative," only two are not Southern or religious or both.</p>
<p>She's writing on behalf of me; I didn't feel like posting this. Oh well, I guess I wasted my time applying ^_^</p>
<p>There has to be at least one other, right? I guess not. :x</p>
<p>Steven, there HAS to be more gay people, if the population of Vandy mirrors the population of America as a whole.</p>
<p>New College is amazing. I would apply, except I already live in Sarasota, and I want to get away from here.</p>
<p>Southern people in general are still living, culturally, a century behind.</p>
<p>It clearly doesn't represent the population of America in more ways than one..</p>
<p>You do have a point.</p>
<p>why would gays get support? thats just unethical</p>
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<p>That's all I can write right now.</p>
<p>Meh...? I don't let my gay friends influence my stance on my religion. I just don't feel that marriage should be between two men. I believe in joining or whatever you call it. I feel that they should be able to visit each other in hospitals and stuff, but marriage... just no. Basically give same sex couples equal rights, but just not marriage. I'm sorry, but religion comes first. Love the person, hate the sin.</p>
<p>If VandyPrayer is reflective of the radical christians at Vandy, I'm glad I'm learning this now before I make any decisions.</p>
<p>Now I find VandyPrayer's stance perfectly acceptable, since he believes in equal rights. I respect his devotion to both religion and to acceptance.</p>
<p>But people who just outright think that homosexuals are a damnation just make me really irritated. Everyone should be treated equally.</p>
<p>Although gay students are not accepted well here by other students, I think the university itself is trying to change this attitude. This year they opened the KC Potter center, which is a resource for the LGBT community. Hopefully we'll see student opinions change in the future....</p>
<p>Go to Oral Roberts or Bobby Jones if you want to see radical Christians, there are more Jews here than bible beaters.</p>
<p>That said, the view that gay actions are repulsive/sinful is also commonplace here. Are gay people tolerable? Sure. Does the majority of the Vanderbilt community condone that type of behavior? Nope.</p>
<p>Then again, you might just find that Vanderbilt is exactly the place for you if all of that just makes you want to jump out of your chair and vent for a few minutes, because Vanderbilt's administration loves people that get all giddy in poly sci and ethics classes.</p>
<p>VandyPrayer, last time I checked college confidential's purpose was to provide a forum so that individuals could get feedback on colleges. This is NOT a political forum, so I would appreciate it if you kept your views to yourself as I find them offensive. The initial inquiry was "Is there gay acceptance at Vanderbilt?" not "VandyPrayer, how do you feel about gay marriage?" The internet is a vast place where you can blog on just about anything, so if you are so inclined, do it some where else. Thank You.</p>
<p>I think VandyPrayer is fine. I didn't get offended.</p>
<p>Anyway...</p>
<p>Vanderbilt needs more diversity. It seems that people who want diversity/are diverse don't apply to Vanderbilt because of its lack of diversity, which only perpetuates the problem. I don't think diversity should be judged by race. Because in the end, I'm sure people of different races applying to Vanderbilt have the same ideals, which creates no new thought. </p>
<p>Judging diversity on religion, yes.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt should impliment questions into their supplement, full of heated questions on racy subjects.</p>
<p>Anyway, I digress.</p>