<p>NYU has 20,000 students, I think there is enough for everyone to go around. No one is going to jump you to make you gay. People tend to hang out with people they feel comfortable with. You will find your own tribe. But lets be fair, diversity and tolerance for all kinds of people will carry you far beyond your college years and is considered a desireable attribute in life. There is no place for homophobia at NYU. This is why it is one of the most desireable and sought after school nationally and internationally, it embraces all.</p>
<p>Gogobet - to answer your question and not to bash you for your comments, I’ve heard 1/3 of NYU males are gay, don’t know about females. You say the gender ratio is disproportional - at many colleges nowadays, there are more women than men. I think NYU is 40M/60F, I would guess 15% gay overall. This is an estimate, NOT a statistic. </p>
<p>If you prefer going to a school w/more straight people, NYU obviously has more straight than gays. In fact, since NYU is massive, you will find MORE straight people here than at a small Christian college where gays aren’t welcome, simply because there’s more people. If you prefer straight people, only want straight friends, are looking for a hetero bf/gf, you can find them all here. </p>
<p>However, if NYU was really your dream school, the gays wouldn’t bother you. They are not annoying at all, they are pretty much like everyone else, but gay.</p>
<p>I would also like to mention that there is also a population of transgender students here @ NYU, which by all mean is wonderful :-D</p>
<p>they are like some of the nicest/coolest people you’ll meet here.</p>
<p>and believe it or not, quoting the pope or part of bible where gays will be eternally damned is an act of homophobia, and a cowardly one, might I add.</p>
<p>I would suggest that some of you read the Terms of Service here at CC. Your posts are rude.</p>
<p>No it’s not.</p>
<p>gogobet - your original post that says you want to know “exactly how many gays are attending NYU” will be an impossible one to answer “exactly”, simply because nobody keeps track of this statistic, nor anyone should IMO.</p>
<p>NYU is known as a liberal school, which goes hand in hand with its loction and urban environment. Generally speaking, people that attend NYU are bound to be self motivated, more mature, independent, and are not afraid to express their individuality.</p>
<p>My D loved all the above characteristics about NYU; for the record, she is straight, but as long as I can remember she has always had lots of gay friends. She is open minded, and could care less about “what people are” or “what they look like”, but much more about if they are nice as a person. </p>
<p>If NYU is your dream school solely because it “happens” to be in, what some consider to be, the greatest city in the world, I think you may need to do reevaluate what is most important to you. That is where you will find the answer what school will be the right fit for you.</p>
<p>Thank you MTgrlsmom. I was quite surprised by all the critics on me. I mean…Where I live is not at all like NYC where many homosexulas are around. Also my religion,family value, and cultural influence really shaped my stance on sexaulity. If you truly appreciate diversity, please understand that I come from very small town in mid west which is different from NYC. It is ironic that some people call me intolerant, when they are actually the intolerant ones. </p>
<p>I am not a homophobic either. I do believe it is my right to reveal my stance on sexuality.Why can politicans disagree or agree with gay marriage, but i can’t even bring up this topic? To me, it’s something I need to consider before choosing the college. I believe this thread should not be full of all the hateful responses. If you don’t like my thread, please don’t answer and go on. if you are truly liberal, you would never criticize me so furiously, but you would instead try to reasonably reason. I never discriminated against gay people. If I am condemend as homophobic because I put #of homosexuals into consideration for college, then, you should condemn anyone who considers # of asians,blacks,hispanics, and ohter minorities when choosing school as racists.</p>
<p>I just wanted to express that I am hurt by the hateful responses.
*If you are offended or harrased by this thread, please “report problem post.”</p>
<p>gogobet, you will never know how many gay people are at NYU. Not everyone is out. There are plenty students who act straight, but are in the closet.</p>
<p>ha, there’s another thread on this topic:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/252626-gay-people-nyu.html?highlight=gay+nyu[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/252626-gay-people-nyu.html?highlight=gay+nyu</a></p>
<p>Techy, I find your post very offensive. I think the OP is trying to get a feel for the college but not really expressing it in a politically corect way. You can get your point across without using racially flamed words.
gogobet
Bottom line is, if you cannot find room to be tolerant of alternative lifestyles, then NYU is not for you.</p>
<p>actually… I believe techy quoted Jimmy.</p>
<p>In any case, you need the conservatives and republicans at nyu. After all, who else are we going to mock publicly? (speaking of the college republican kid who went on fox news and also helped with the event "find the illegal immigrant)</p>
<p>conservatives are needed to make the school diverse; having all liberals is hardly diverse, is it? anyway I was just watching the vp debate and biden/palin agreed on the gay marriage issue.</p>
<p>OP no one can tell you exactly how many gays are at nyu, there is no recorded statistic. Most students are straight, LGBT are minorities everywhere. if (and i’m not judging you here) you only want straight friends, you can get that at nyu.</p>
<p>but if you truly don’t want to go to school with more gays than you’re accustomed to, don’t come here, or maybe stay out of NYC entirely. in fact, you should probably just stay away from the rest of the free world and remain in the midwest/south, where there are no gay people (just like Iran! gee, how do they do it?)</p>
<p>I was quoting and responding to JimmyC, his comments were atrocious. It gave me my first infraction, but my use of a “racial slur” was to perfectly parallel the (absolutely despicable) gay slurs JimmyC was using w/o any problems. </p>
<p>That’s funny, I mean, one would almost assume otherwise . . . .</p>
<p>I guess when the best-loved politicians are saying that they don’t agree with gay “marriage” because the def. of marriage is based on one’s faith (but unions with complete civil rights are okay) what can we expect of the constituency? If that’s the def. of marriage, government must provide “civil unions” to all, and leave “marriage” to the houses of worship. Sorry for the tangent/rant, and I apologize for any offensive comments I might have made. But I stay true to my point and the methods I used to make that point.</p>
<p>I’d also like to point out that I am Black-Hispanic, and gay.</p>
<p>regards</p>
<p>I have to say that I am saddened that in 2008 some people are still so intolerant!!! </p>
<p>I came of age in the late 1970s and hoped that by the time my own kids were grown, people would recognize that people are just people and that, in fact, it’s the differences among us that make life interesting. </p>
<p>Sheesh.</p>
<p>If you don’t want a diverse environment, don’t come to New York University. </p>
<p>Your loss.</p>
<p>it’s interesting to know from my politics course that politicians often use diversity or racism to gain support for their own goals. not to mention that activists also do the same for their own hidden goals (the ones they shown helping people are sometimes are used to mask their personal self wealth). i bet bush did it and so will Obama and McCain regardless of who becomes president :sigh: </p>
<p>why are politicians still arguing for gay rights or not for gay rights? things to reflect on for my essay.</p>
<p>sorry i just needed an idea for my research paper… im writing about al sharpton and about how he helped poor people and criticized the wealthy when things go bad for them when he himself owns a rolls royce (pretty wealthy compared to average Baptist ministers) and relies on donations from supporters (most of them are on the lower class based on my research) and corporations who just donate (or sponsored) to look good in rallies.</p>
<p>I would suggest a small town midwestern person come to NYC to visit the city before even considering if NYU is right for you.</p>
<p>NYC is like NO place else in the USA. Manhattan is the most densely populated diverse place in the US. No exaggeration there. You will encounter people from all over the world living and interacting in relative harmony. EVERY nationality and personality type and sexual orientation is represented. And it’s a densely packed area. You might find you are intimidated by the sheer volume of people. When they say it’s the “city that never sleeps”, it is not an exaggeration. There is more going on in that city than anywhere else in this country. If you need personal space, then Manhattan is not the place for you. If you are uncomfortable around people not like you (whether that be black, white, hispanic, every other possible nationality and gender included), then Manhattan is not the place for you.</p>
<p>Yes there is Central Park, an oasis, yet is is filled with people.</p>
<p>Seriously, if living amongst gays is even a remote concern, Manhattan is not the place for you.</p>
<p>And the funny thing is, most gay people are not flamboyant.</p>
<p>My brother is gay, an NYU alum, lives in Manhattan, and I bet if you met him, you wouldn’t know he was gay (until you met his amazing latin lover - Hey I want one of those! - and saw his apartment, because we all know that some gays have the best eye for style). But on the face of it, you wouldn’t know my brother was gay</p>
<p>LastHeadline - my son is taking politics at NYU now (he’s definitely not gay), what class are you taking?</p>
<p>An openly gay friend of mine commented yesterday that gay people are the most conservative people in the country these days, because they want to get married, have kids and join the military. ;)</p>
<p>Do you people even know what Homophobia means?</p>
<p>Homo = Gay
Phobia = Irrational fear.</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone who is legitimately scared of gays. So how people run around screaming “Homophobia” at every anti-gay comment is ridiculous. Simply put, some people don’t approve of gays the same way they don’t approve with people who have tattoos over their body or pierce every body part they have.</p>
<p>It has nothing at all to do with a phobia.</p>
<p>while i will not say the specific one i am taking (only one course this semester and i dont want to be found =X), it’s about american politics.</p>
<p>you know, the best to deal with anti-gayness is to include a amendment in to the constitution or have the congress to pass a bill similar to the Civil Rights bill of 1964. people will slowly get used to having gays and since it’s the law they will follow it eventually. </p>
<p>after all, discrimination and sexism no longer happens at least on a open and wide scale.</p>