<p>many schools that are commonly thought of as liberal or even hippie tend to have large queer populations. reed, oberlin, vassar, nyu… i think it is because those schools tend to be more accepting and tolerant than, say, religious colleges (like bob jones. oh goodness.).
is a large gay community something that interests you, or repels you? i don’t think it should be a criterion when you apply, because you will gravitate towards an environment that you’re comfortable in anyway without looking at that one specific thing.</p>