Best lesbian college in USA for exchange?

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<p>Go to UK or Canada, if you are really concerned about the environment for GLBT. Even if the school is okay, it can get pretty annoying to see the larger context, which is the very polarizing environment in the US these days. The Republicans have decided to align with the religious right/social conservatives and have been mobilizing left and right to make gays/lesbians a serious issue on their political agenda. You won’t have to deal as much BS in countries in UK or Canada. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/us/north-carolina-voters-to-decide-on-same-sex-marriage.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/us/north-carolina-voters-to-decide-on-same-sex-marriage.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^When I said “BS”, I meant it figuratively but also literally. The BS is this: the Republicans like talking about small government when it comes to taxes but somehow it goes to the opposite when it comes to personal freedom. Go figure.</p>

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<p>OT, but this is one thing that has always amused me about how people fawn all over Austin because it’s “so liberal and accepting”! Seems to me that the social norms / mores there are pretty much standard-operating-procedure in any major metropolitan area in the northeast or upper midwest, and not worthy of note. I guess being surrounded by the rest of Texas will skew one’s perspective as to what’s liberal.</p>

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<p>just saying - The Evergreen State College has a specific dorm called the ‘Rainbow Fort’ (formerly Gender Neutral) that is specifically for LBGT and those very close to their LBGT family…</p>

<p>this is a fairly strong example of not only acceptance but indeed a full appreciation of the LGBT community and making sure people are comfortable. They even suggest the students come up with their own ‘personal description’ if they prefer that over the usual male/female ones…</p>

<p>good luck and enjoy :)</p>

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<p>I didn’t know that colleges had sexual orientations.</p>

<p>^only trollin’. Seriously though, check out Chatham College for Strong Independent Womyn who don’t need no man.</p>

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<p>bumping up an old thread.
after some complications, i might be trying for Rutgers Uni in New Brunswick instead.
anyone got any advice on Rutgers?
just looking on Google maps the area seems to be full of churches with not much to do in the area…</p>

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<p>Honestly, I’d put UNC in there, not UConn. I’ve been to Storrs. And as a Penn State grad (really nice college town) I was aghast that a state flagship had NO college town. Nada. We kept driving around, thinking we’d missed it … there was no “it” to miss.</p>

<p>It’s one thing to be in the “middle of nowhere” when that means a cute, lively college town. It’s another thing altogether to be TRULY in the middle of nowhere.</p>

<p>Editing to add: sorry, I didn’t realize this was an old thread. If you’re looking for a good college town, Rutgers isn’t your choice. I’ve heard the campus is kind of split in two, but someone more familiar with it can expand on that.</p>

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<p>If your grades are not good enough for Smith or Mount Holyoke, give UMASS some consideration. It’s a decent big state uni, in the next town over to Northampton–Amherst. Rated slightly below UCONN, you can get a comparable education, and Amherst has been rated the number 1 college town in the US. I’ve lived in both Amherst and Northampton, the latter of which has been called the San Francisco for lesbians.</p>

<p>If you are quirky and creative–a hipster?–Hampshire College, also in Amherst, is worth a look. </p>

<p>Also, Bard.</p>