<p>Been out of town, sorry for any delay in responding.</p>
<p>Depending on which survey you believe, Smith is somewhere around 25-35 percent lesbian. Hard to determine precisely–and it didn’t matter in D’s case–because a) it’s a fairly vocal group that probably stands out more than true numbers and b) the numbers include a fair number of switch-hitters and/or dating opportunists. Certainly, I’ve heard of LUG and BUG (lesbian until graduation, bi until graduation). </p>
<p>My straight D wanted to see how she would be accepted at Smith and that was one of the positives from her visits…no problem. And she has experienced no problems due to orientation in her almost-year there…has experienced more (but still relatively little) friction on issues of general PC than orientation (zero). </p>
<p>TMP captures the sense of the rape incident: Smithies of all persuasions were outraged.</p>
<p>Speaking as a father, I would not be so enthusiastic about Smith if I thought it were a problem to be a straight girl there.</p>
<p>I have heard sad things, like the bi girl who didn’t feel as if she was straight enough for her straight friends and wasn’t gay enough for her gay friends. Small sample size, n=1…my D hasn’t observed any of that at all. I suppose there are bound to be a few of the “hyperfeminist ideology” that says you can’t be feminist unless you’re a lesbian but, hey, what the heck, there are conservative Republicans on campus too.</p>
<p>Then there’s the [what I find] funny, like “Sessions [house], where not even the walls are straight.” My D’s house is about 50/50 and I can say that there has been more friction over loud music than orientation.</p>