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<p>I read several negative reviews on studentsreview.com about Middlebury's student body's acceptance (or lack thereof) of minority communities (including the gay community). Based on reputation alone, however, I hear a lot about the extremely liberal environment of the town of Middlebury and Vermont itself. I also read on insidehighered.com that Middlebury has begun to give preference (or at least some sort of minority status) to gay students in the admissions process. Long story short, I have found several instances of conflicting information and I was wondering if any students or alumni can help me understand the social environment at Middlebury for minorities (homosexuals in particular). How accepted are homosexuals on campus, and is the gay community active and noticeable?</p>

<p>Here is the link regarding the rumor about Middlebury's admissions process:
<a href="http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/10/09/gay%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/10/09/gay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>If you have questions about diversity at Middlebury, there are much better resources to consult than a completely anonymous website (studentsreview.com) where people don't even have to be students at a school to post negative comments. </p>

<p>Here are a few websites you should look at, and some people you can contact to get a better idea of the real climate for diversity at Middlebury:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/campuslife/multiculture/diversit/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.middlebury.edu/campuslife/multiculture/diversit/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://community.middlebury.edu/%7Egleam/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://community.middlebury.edu/~gleam/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://community.middlebury.edu/%7Emoqa/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://community.middlebury.edu/~moqa/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>