Gay Life at Amherst?

paj8989
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:16:04 +0000

I’m a gay Senior at Amherst (who might have given a tour to quomodo) and I think it is a great place to be as a gay man.

It’s obviously not a gay mecca. There are people at Amherst who may be slightly homophobic, but I’ve never found any issues with classmates respecting each other.

The school has two GAPs (Gay amherst parties) per semester, which attract gay students from all of the other four schools (lots of men from UMass and Hampshire). They are really popular parties and are tons of fun.

Also, the Pioneer Valley, where the 5-college consortium is, is very gay-friendly. Tons of gay people (especially around Northampton) and Amherst is generally a very liberal town.

Hope that helps. Feel free to pm me for more questions!