<p>i know that there are quite a few lesbians/bisexuals at MHC and tho Im a liberal person and I dont discriminate when it comes to sexual orientation or nething else, my mom is a bit conservative and she's concerned about whether or not I would easily be able to switch rooms if my roommate happened to be a lesbian or bisexual?</p>
<p>I sure hope that Residential Life doesn't offer Room Changes because of discrimination. A room change request "because your roommate is a lesbian" will probably not be treated nicely by the administration. I'd see a meeting with Diversity & Inclusion in your future, if this were to happen. Probably not possible. It doesn't matter if your roommate is gay or bisexual, your mom doesn't have to know. As an applicant to Mount Holyoke, I'm sure you know about sexual orientation and how the sexual orientation for one person doesn't have to do with anyone else. The all women's aspect shouldn't be an issue, neither should the fact that there are LGBTQ students on the campus. I'm open to any questions. I understand that your qualm is because of your mother, but your question really appears to be a matter of discrimination.</p>
<p>No, sorry. Reslife won't move you for something like that. If you were treating your roommate unfairly and your roommate complained, they'd probably move you guys apart just because it wouldn't be fair to her, but I can't imagine that they'd move someone just because it made them uncomfortable. To be fair to reslife though, if you wrote that on your housing form, they might try to match you with someone who wrote that she has a boyfriend or something just to spare some poor girl from feeling like her roommate doesn't want to live with her based on her orientation. </p>
<p>Anyway, I really have to agree with butterfly. I understand that you're probably not going to alter your mom's prejudices at this point, however, so I just suggest that you let her know that this is a "risk" at ANY college. Women are more open about their sexuality here because our community fosters that kind of openness, but there are LGBT students everywhere.</p>
<p>You might want to explain to your mother that even though a woman might be attracted to other women, that doesn't automatically mean she's going to be attracted to /you/. ;)</p>
<p>A lot of conservative parents actually seem to like when their daughters get assigned queer roommates because it pretty much guarantees their daughter won't have to share the room with a guy overnight.</p>
<p>I am an alumnae of MHC. I graduated a few years ago but I can't imagine life has changed all that dramatically. Of my 9 best friends freshmen year, all but 2 changed roommates within the same dorm by second semester. People are incompatible for a variety of reasons (none of my friends had issues with lesbians) and the school is not going to force you to stay in a miserable situation. If you can find a solution where no one is put out, they will accommodate you.</p>
<p>And, as a complete aside, the dorms at MHC are nicer than at any other college/university I have attended or visited. I was reminded of this when we were at my husband's reunion at Colgate last year and revisited a couple of his dorm rooms. I can't imagine living in those places.</p>