<p>so what's it like? are there a lot of people openly gay/lebian/bisexual? (not that i'm homophobic, i am just wondering!) And the dating/hooking up scenes?
and do people get "sexiled" (kicked out from their room because their roommate is doing you know what) as often as, say, state colleges?</p>
<p>It varies depending on who you are</p>
<p>Yes there is a lot of LGBT</p>
<p>Some people date, others hook up. I've tried both and definitely prefer the latter.</p>
<p>Sexile happens but that too depends on your roomie</p>
<p>yeah if your roomie is a pushover like mine, youll never get sexiled. you can even peek inside his room when hes rocking some chick. that's fun too.</p>
<p>It's really varied. I'm fairly sure there are people who haven't touched someone of the opposite sex in their entire time at Penn, but there are also people who have plenty of random sex. Basically, if you want it, you can find it. But also realize that this largely depends on your attractiveness and level of socializing. </p>
<p>I've met some openly gay guys, but I have yet to meet a lesbian. That said, there seems to be little homophobia. I think there are a lot of LGBs but they aren't especially flamboyant about it (or maybe I just don't notice).</p>
<p>As would be expected, there is almost exclusively hooking up and no dating among freshmen, and the amount of dating increases as the classes get older. There's a much bigger hook-up scene than you would expect for the quality of school.</p>
<p>There's no way to answer the sexile question because it totally depends on your roommate. It definitely happens. I think people are generally more respectful of academic concerns than they may be at a state school though..i.e. sexiling on the weekends is ok, weeknights not so much.</p>
<p>with the amount of hook-ups, isn't anyone slightly concerned about STD's?</p>
<p>Don't be a fool. Wrap yo' tool.</p>
<p>Nobody in my hall has been sexiled, and all the doubles seem to have a system for avoiding walking in on each other. A lot of people come out for the first time in the first few months, and there is a pretty big LGBT community with its own building and everything. But Penn is big enough that you could either remain in a homogeneous social group or get a mix of everything and still have a bunch of friends either way. I've never encountered any gay hooking up at frats if that's what you're worried about.</p>
<p>what do you mean by "a lot of people come out during the first few months?"</p>
<p>like, did a couple of guys in your hall come out of the closet during the first few months of freshman year? how many guys were in your hall?</p>
<p>Any more thoughts & an answer to my previous post?</p>
<p>Don't worry, it's a pretty liberal school and no one will think any less of you when you come out.</p>