<p>People bristle at these questions because they do often have negative undertones. Many times they imply that being a welcoming place for lesbians somehow makes it a nonwelcoming or uncomfortable place for heterosexuals, which just isn’t the case. These questions are often posed as if this is the most significant component of Smith culture and life at Smith, when it’s really just one of very many aspects. Your post makes a lot of assumptions and presumptions, presumably about life at Smith, that my daughter just hasn’t found to be the case. Her day-to-day life has not acquired a lesbian subculture flavor, whatever that means. She has made an amazing number of friends, of all persuasions and personalities and interests, and sexual orientation/attraction has not caused any complications. </p>