gay community at carleton

dietcokewithlime
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:54:05 +0000

The Carleton gay community is moderately-sized. In the recently released campus climate survey, something like 12% of respondents identified as something besides heterosexual or asexual. I knew of more out lesbian/bisexual female students than gay/bisexual male students when I was there, though, so if you’re thinking in terms of your possible dating pool as a gay male, it’s not too big. The gay men I knew at Carleton complained about how they ended up dating pretty much every other openly gay man at Carleton at some point. (There’s always Oles…) In terms of comfort, though, Carleton’s Gender and Sexuality Center has events and resources to make sure that students feel connected to the community, such as an annual Rainbow Retreat, Drag Ball, Queer Peers, and the like. You could email some of the GSC student workers and ask if they would be willing to share their experiences with a prospie or put you in touch with other gay Carleton students: [Carleton College: Gender and Sexuality Center: Meet the Office](http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/gsc/about/office/)