You’ve gotten great feedback. Just want to throw out Guilford in Greensboro, NC as a very liberal school. Also second the suggestion of Temple in Philly. It can be a very affordable option even for out of state students. And they have a strong theater program. http://tfma.temple.edu/
“Does anyone know how liberal/conservative/gay-friendly/feminism-friendly UT-Austin, Rice, Emory, or Tulane are?”
All of these could be great choices for you.
I think she is more concern about the city itself than the college campus. Lots of college campuses are LBGT friendly. But what happens when you leave the campus?
New Orleans has legal protections in place for LGBT people. Those aren’t statewide but Louisiana does not currently have a NC-style law either. Not to say it wouldn’t happen, but the current governor would likely veto anything along those lines. He has issued an executive order barring LGBT discrimination in state employment.
I thought yet were from Agnes Scott?
UNCW has a great film program and is pretty progressive. As well as UNCA. Asheville is one of the most liberal small cities in the south.
Seconding Agnes Scott and UNC-W as two great safeties that meet all your criteria!
I always thought U of North Carolina in Wilmington was the Hollywood of the South. You might want to check it out. As for Emory, I had a gay male friend who went to grad school there many moons ago and he was very comfortable and had a large group of gay friends. It seemed like a very liberal environment when I went to visit him.
@Youdon’tsay Oops, you’re right - I’ve always heard about the slogan in connection to Portland (I’m in the Pacific Northwest) but it turns out Austin pioneered it and Portland stole it from them.
And I think Agnes Scott is an excellent suggestion - they have an active little theater/acting community there, and it’s ideally located with connections to Emory. It’s also a super diverse school with a lovely campus. One of my best friends from high school went to ASC.
The cities of Houston and Austin have very active adult gay communities.