<p>A lot of people DO room with the opposite sex, just in apartment instead of in the dorms. If you want to put up with three girls who's periods magically sync up that bad move out of the dorms.</p>
<p>Boys can be pretty mean. The people in my dorm had this gift exchange before Christmas break and when it was my turn to open my present, everyone was excited to see my reaction because apparently, they had been planning to give me this hemorrhoid cream. And this is just one of the incidents that have made my living situation miserable. I get that sometimes, guys would do this to guys to be funny with no malice, but this was accompanied by (false) rumors that made even the nicest people on my floor avoid me, countless homophobic remarks on the bulletin board and in casual conversations, and (like I said) other incidents involving used condoms, gay porn, fake love letters, etc. I hadn't encountered such a bad case of homophobia before, so I was pretty surprised that college students stooped this low. But this might have to do with me being a leader on campus and hence the target of attacks. I also think it's partly because this blatantly homophobic guy happens to live on my floor, but because others happen to see him as a leader, they often go along with his plans. </p>
<p>I absolutely hate the division between non-straight and straight people and wish that both parties would make an effort to give each other a fair chance. It takes courage, but unfortunately, few people have it.</p>
<p>That sucks you had to deal with such homophobia in 2007, assuming you're in the midwest or south. Well, at least progress is being made</p>
<p>seriously tis where do you go to school? that's kinda nuts.</p>
<p>namaste, you'd be surprised. I don't know where 'tisthetruth is, but I go to school in the northeast and I've had suitemates go from "hey let's be friends!" to "oh noes she's gonna rape me in the middle of the night, better not wear my short shorts around her" in no time flat just because they found out I was queer. Never mind that every time I've moved in with new roommates I've had a girlfriend, never mind that straight girls are so not my type, never mind that I'm not a rapist! There are still a lot of really sheltered, ignorant people out there.</p>
<p>Back in the 50's and 60's, a white guy being forced to room with a black guy would be unheard of. Today, most everybody wouldn't give it a second thought. Now, sexual orientation has become a criteria which cannot be used as discrimination either. So my question is, if the push is being made towards equality, why aren't males and females allowed to room together as well? It would sure as hell diversify a guy is he had to live for a year with a girl, maybe give him a new perspective. I won't deny there could be potential problems, but just think about it, how many of these couldn't be had with another straight guy as your roommate, and how many less than that if he were gay? I'm not saying that homosexuals are problematic, but as long as there is the possibility of sexual attraction, it's going to be an issue, no matter how many times you tell your roommate that he's not your type. So, if sexual orientation is no longer a word in the housing department's vocabulary, why can't I room with a girl?</p>
<p>I am just not comfortable with Homosexuality..Nor do I agree with it. I have a few gay friends and even lived in the same dorm as one with about 10 other guys.</p>
<p>It was very awkward for me and I felt constantly uncomfortable.</p>
<p>I wouldn't WANT to live with a guy (I'm a girl). Living with another girl, you can sympathize about boys being stupid or period troubles or that stupid biotch down the hall who thinks she's all that. You can't do that with a guy (unless he's like, stereotypically gay, then some of it would apply).</p>
<p>do you guys not understand that even if you don't end up rooming with a gay roomate you're bound to meet them anyways? It's not like you can "ESCAPE" us in a sense. I don't know what the big issue is. Trust me, we don't want to room with straight football players either. (and yes, that is a stereotypical term for all you nerds out there.)</p>
<p>yes yes yes one of my posts finally reached six pages!!! take that Most Beautiful Campuses, i'm catching up!</p>
<p>yea, i dont really care now hes gay, well maybe justa intsy winsy bit because we were e-mail each other along with the other guy and it turns out hes bringing his wii.</p>
<p>rugbywinger: go to the right school and you could. A few schools that have housing policies that allow people to select roommates of a different gender:</p>
<p>Clark
Wesleyan
University of Southern Maine
Bennington
Swarthmore
Hampshire
Sarah Lawrence
University of Pennsylvania
Oberlin
Syracuse University
Haverford
Caltech
Carnegie Mellon
Colorado College
Dartmouth
UC Riverside
Lewis and Clark</p>
<p>And those aren't even all of them. It's hardly a fringe thing anymore.</p>
<p>the man keeps on deleting all my posts...</p>
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<p>Haha, well, it's always such a turn off when they aren't into you! </p>
<p>But I think the fact that something to this effect has been said multiple times on this thread is slightly misleading...</p>
<p>The gay people should know what I mean ;].</p>
<p>S ended up with a gay roommate who turned out to be a fantastic roommate.</p>
<p>As others have mentioned, he had tons of women friends, so S enjoyed meeting all of them. He was also coincidentally neat, and helped S control his slovenly ways. They would have roomed together the next year, but he had to transfer due to parental influence, unfortunately.</p>
<p>The roommate's been back to visit several times and S always looks forward to seeing him. He says he was the perfect roommate. I met him as well---great guy, fun, tolerant, and respectful. </p>
<p>I think it was an excellent learning experience for S, who would concur.</p>
<p>However, I agree that if you are terribly uncomfortable with this, you'd be better to explain your situation to the housing people and make a change now.</p>
<p>....why cant you be like my mom or dad... happy that their son is trying to meet new chicks</p>
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<p>But I think the fact that something to this effect has been said multiple times on this thread is slightly misleading...</p>
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<p>Hah... actually, maybe I'm being a little thick, but I don't know what you mean! Straight girls really aren't my thing (even if they're into me, which does happen. Sigh). I'm mostly into butch and androgynous women; femmes don't really do it for me, and most straight girls are pretty stuck in that end of the spectrum. There are always exceptions, but generally even the rare andro or butch-y straight woman just doesn't seem to have the type of energy and attitude I'm looking for. My gaydar is pretty top notch even when it comes to femme women, though, and if I'm attracted to someone femme you can bet good money they're probably some sort of queer.</p>
<p>I think it's impossible for queers not to be attracted to good-looking straight members of the same sex, even if their preference is for the gay ones (well, duh). Are you telling me, Pseudonym, that you don't find Jessica Alba (people say she's beautiful even based on objective assessment) attractive at all?</p>
<p>I'm gay and definitely attracted to Shia LeBeouf (Disturbia) who is straight. He is good-looking, what can you do...</p>
<p>She's hot, but . . . Not my type!</p>
<p>Not your type for a lover, perhaps, but you aren't physically turned on by her?</p>