<p>Houston is extremely diverse with people from all over the world. There is a substantial minority population, international population as well. In that sense, it is pretty well integrated. People in West U don’t avoid Montrose necessarily.</p>
<p>Re: Conversations: I have had many conversations with religious people at Rice and they are always amicable. Some of my friends are extremely conservative and some are very liberal. Both accept each others viewpoints and avoid making statements like listed above (gay people just wanting attention). One noteworthy conversation was between a religious friend and a gay friend and they were discussing their respective viewpoints, reasons and influences.</p>