On behalf of a friend, and gay community

hilsa · 01-21-2009, 09:57 PM

QUESTION: Is there gay acceptance at Vanderbilt?

I'd really hope so. If not, I'm going to be disappointed.

Though I personally am straight, I have a few gay friends who are applying to Vandy. Do they have anything to worry about?

If so, if accepted, I'd definitely try to create some LGBT organization

... because intolerance just isn't cool.

hookem168 · 01-21-2009, 09:59 PM

^ Hil.....obviously I'm no Vandy student, but I have multiple friends who are.

....and I would say, sadly, no.

I mean, like any school, you can find a small niche, but if you're referring to large scale acceptance like you might find at Berkeley? Not at all.

VandySAE · 01-21-2009, 10:52 PM

Sorry, no.

A Hispanic kid and his friend (prospective student) beat up a couple gay people last year and the student newspaper made a big deal of it though, so who knows, maybe one day.

I think there already is one of those organizations, in fact, someone told me Vanderbilt started paying a bunch of new staffers for it over the summer.

VandyPrayer · 01-22-2009, 08:17 AM

Tennessee will probably be one of the last states to accept homosexuality. As a Christian, I accept homosexuality as a norm because it has been around since the beginning of time. I do not condone the acts... I also do no support gay marriage. HOWEVER, one of my best friends (female) is bisexual, another best friend a full lesbian, and I lived in a house with my cousin (gay male) who really brought a new perspective to the gay lifestyle.

smalllab · 01-22-2009, 12:15 PM

^

that's weird...my gay friends/family member turn me into a gay marriage supporter...

but back to OP's topic.... I suggest you talk to your friends and tell them not to apply to Vandy... you can also suggest some school to them... like NYU, Columbia, etc. these schools are famous for gay friendly and equally selective

hilsa · 01-22-2009, 12:51 PM

Aww. This is very sad.

gadad · 01-22-2009, 02:32 PM

Well, it's a cultural norm of being located in the South and having a predominantly Southern student body. If you look at PR's Top 20 rankings for "Gay Community Accepted," you'll find that New College of Florida is the only school on the list south of Maryland, and South Florida is not culturally "Southern." Of the 20 listed for "Alternative Lifestyles Not an Alternative," only two are not Southern or religious or both.

xSteven · 01-22-2009, 05:04 PM

She's writing on behalf of me; I didn't feel like posting this. Oh well, I guess I wasted my time applying ^_^

There has to be at least one other, right? I guess not. :x

hilsa · 01-22-2009, 06:49 PM

Steven, there HAS to be more gay people, if the population of Vandy mirrors the population of America as a whole.

New College is amazing. I would apply, except I already live in Sarasota, and I want to get away from here.

Southern people in general are still living, culturally, a century behind.

xSteven · 01-22-2009, 07:03 PM

It clearly doesn't represent the population of America in more ways than one..

hilsa · 01-22-2009, 07:05 PM

You do have a point.

BigWeight · 01-24-2009, 10:19 PM

why would gays get support? thats just unethical

hilsa · 01-24-2009, 10:29 PM

>:[

That's all I can write right now.

VandyPrayer · 01-24-2009, 10:30 PM

Meh...? I don't let my gay friends influence my stance on my religion. I just don't feel that marriage should be between two men. I believe in joining or whatever you call it. I feel that they should be able to visit each other in hospitals and stuff, but marriage... just no. Basically give same sex couples equal rights, but just not marriage. I'm sorry, but religion comes first. Love the person, hate the sin.

xSteven · 01-24-2009, 11:05 PM

If VandyPrayer is reflective of the radical christians at Vandy, I'm glad I'm learning this now before I make any decisions.