Homosexual Climate at UF.

ASMAJ
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:43:50 +0000

The climate, I guess, you would say is tolerant. Probably, the most tolerant in northern florida.

Here are some resources they offer at UF:


They have the gay faternity, Delta Lambda Phi. Couldn’t find a website, but here is an article [Gay, bi, and Greek | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL](http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060831/LOCAL/208310321/1078/news) and you can probably check FB.
There is the FRIENDS program where they train you to be a supportive person for an LGBT person. People sign up and I think RA’s are required. [The Dean of Students Office](http://www.dso.ufl.edu/multicultural/lgbt/friends/)
There is the Director of LGBT affairs. The person listed is new but the I received presentations from the old director and promoted an open door policy. [The Dean of Students Office](http://www.dso.ufl.edu/contactus/index.php#multicultural)
I know they want to have a gender neutral bathroom on campus, but I dont know if that became fruitful or not.
There is a BA and minor in Theories and Politics of Sexuality. [Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research](http://www.wst.ufl.edu/undergraduate/minor_taps.html)
Gay Club. (1) [University Club - Gainesville FL - Happy-Hour.net](http://www.happy-hour.net/university-club-gainesville/ds/C1A188/(2)) [The Independent Florida Alligator: Multimedia - Drag show at University Club](http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/02/04/multimedia/slideshows/drag.txt) "

If nothing else, go here for The Lady Pearl Show. This gay– and lesbian–friendly bar hosts a weekly drag show by the charismatic Lady Pearl herself, happening every Thursday and Friday night. The three–story building has a comfortable atmosphere, and is filled with multiple bars, pool tables and balconies. Cover for admission is usually about $5 or $6. The club is located on East University Avenue.


Pride Student Union. (PSU) - (1) [ufpride.org[/url] (2) [url=http://www.union.ufl.edu/involvement/search/orgdetail.asp?org=PRIDE+STUDENT+UNION]Center for Student Activites and Involvement - Search Organizations](http://www.ufpride.org/)
I have heard of gays in the regular fraternities, so they seem open to rushing a gay brother. Plus 2 gay frat presidents in the past.
SG cares: [University of Florida Student Government](http://sg.ufl.edu/branches/executive/cabinets/LGBTQStudentAffairs.aspx)
They celebrated National Coming Out day for the last two years. There is some type of march thing around UF with the Friends people, but I remember which day I saw that.


That’s all I can think of now.



Any personal experiences with any homophobic incidents would be appreciated.



UF is so large, most people hang out with there group of friends. I have never heard of any gay-bashing incident or harassment. I do have a group of friends that are very homophobic and I have another the are most socially liberal.

The most you’ll get is this: (1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VAEpMu-SOI (2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKMTp_llX7w&feature=related (3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLIxYGxyn84



They did have the “cruising” incident a couple of years ago. http://www.alligator.org/articles/2007/10/25/news/campus/cruising.txt