GLBT: C/O 2015, Grindr/Manhunt, and More Forum

[de5igual]

This is the funniest thread ever! I've used grindr and a4a to scope out some schools. But that's just because I'm moving further into the south!

where in the south are you going?

[violaboy]

who's that in your 'tar? sorta looks like the guy in the womanizer vid (who is gay, btw )

Jon McLaughlin, one of my two major celeb crushes. I'm spoiled, going from one of the gayest cities in the country (Denver) to the Bay Area...

Also, just to engage with what's above; I'm good friends with Nina Flowers, and LOVE RuPaul's Drag Race...if anyone at Boalt/SLS next year wants to have watch parties, I'd more than happily oblige (and cook for) some in Munger

Denver is one of the gayest cities in the country? Since when?

Back when they did the "gay census," something like 12% of downtown Denver identified as GLBT. Denver's sort of where lots of gay people from the mountain west run to as soon as they come out. People don't realize it, but Denver's incredibly gay.

Surprisingly, so is Salt Lake City. It's about 10-12%.

[Kretzy]

Denver is one of the gayest cities in the country? Since when?

Back when they did the "gay census," something like 12% of downtown Denver identified as GLBT. Denver's sort of where lots of gay people from the mountain west run to as soon as they come out. People don't realize it, but Denver's incredibly gay.

Surprisingly, so is Salt Lake City. It's about 10-12%.

SLC was the first place I went to a PRIDE parade, in 11th grade during the national debate tournament. Granted, I wasn't out, but I was sort of surprised at how many folks were there.

[violaboy]

Denver is one of the gayest cities in the country? Since when?

Back when they did the "gay census," something like 12% of downtown Denver identified as GLBT. Denver's sort of where lots of gay people from the mountain west run to as soon as they come out. People don't realize it, but Denver's incredibly gay.

Surprisingly, so is Salt Lake City. It's about 10-12%.

SLC was the first place I went to a PRIDE parade, in 11th grade during the national debate tournament. Granted, I wasn't out, but I was sort of surprised at how many folks were there.

Yeah, I went last year, and I was surprised at how many people were there. The gay Mormon population is HUGE.

[jay115]

who's that in your 'tar? sorta looks like the guy in the womanizer vid (who is gay, btw )

I don't believe there's confirmation that Brandon Stoughton is gay. I believe this picture (see below) started the rumors. Gay by association?

http://www.warrenandderrick.com/2008/10 ... n-gay.html

no official confirmation, but 1) straight guys typically don't go to all-gay type events without their SO and 2) I have got anecdotal evidence from an acquaintance in LA (which for all I know could be BS, but I've got no reason to doubt him)

assuming he's as hot in person as in the picture, i could try to verify his sexuality when i visit LA for UCLA's ASD...

So does anyone know what the gay scene at HLS is like? Are there hot guys? Is the LGBT community reasonably large?

i've never clubbed out at cambridge, but boston has a rocking gay population; i always have a good time when im visiting my friend up there. there are some shadyass clubs where every guy is on meth though... i'd ask guys at your future law school where they go out to club/bar/coffee/etc.

[Kretzy]

Yeah, I went last year, and I was surprised at how many people were there. The gay Mormon population is HUGE.

For a while it seemed the only guys I met at clubs were either Mormon or enlisted military.

[violaboy]

Yeah, I went last year, and I was surprised at how many people were there. The gay Mormon population is HUGE.

For a while it seemed the only guys I met at clubs were either Mormon or enlisted military.

At all two clubs

[Kretzy]

Yeah, I went last year, and I was surprised at how many people were there. The gay Mormon population is HUGE.

For a while it seemed the only guys I met at clubs were either Mormon or enlisted military.

At all two clubs

Haha, not in SLC, but Denver. There's a huge Mormon population in CO. I used to go to Mormon dances when I was in high school

[violaboy]

Yeah, I went last year, and I was surprised at how many people were there. The gay Mormon population is HUGE.

For a while it seemed the only guys I met at clubs were either Mormon or enlisted military.

At all two clubs

Haha, not in SLC, but Denver. There's a huge Mormon population in CO. I used to go to Mormon dances when I was in high school

Oh, gotcha. Yeah, there is a huge population there. Well, in all of the Mountain West. Just reminded me, I had a friend who wanted to move to Laramie, WY. I was like, WHYYYYYY?????

You should see the dances at BYU

[Kretzy]

I like how this thread has turned into VBoy and I talking about western homo things...

[de5igual]

I like how this thread has turned into VBoy and I talking about western homo things...

we can talk about southern homo things...

anyone? bueller?

[violaboy]

I like how this thread has turned into VBoy and I talking about western homo things...

Lol. Shedding the stereotypes of western cowboys and Mormon bigots.

[Cestjustemoi]

This is the funniest thread ever! I've used grindr and a4a to scope out some schools. But that's just because I'm moving further into the south!

where in the south are you going?

I'm moving from Florida to Louisiana. It will be a transition Florida is super gay with Orlando and fort lauderdale.

[ConMan345]

So does anyone know what the gay scene at HLS is like? Are there hot guys? Is the LGBT community reasonably large?

This is something I've been wondering too. I've talked to some Boston/HLS gays who echo some of what others have said about Boston and some clubs in the city. Great city, some clubs are sketchy, but there are plenty to choose from. As for HLS itself, the consensus seems to be that there is a critical mass of gay people to actually hold events, etc. that are attended, which is a big plus. There is also mingling with grad gays from other schools as well, from what I've heard.

So, overall, seems to be the place to go out of HYS if you're really concerned about the gay scene.

[violaboy]

This is the funniest thread ever! I've used grindr and a4a to scope out some schools. But that's just because I'm moving further into the south!

where in the south are you going?

I'm moving from Florida to Louisiana. It will be a transition Florida is super gay with Orlando and fort lauderdale.

I would be scared to go to the South.

[jay115]

So does anyone know what the gay scene at HLS is like? Are there hot guys? Is the LGBT community reasonably large?

This is something I've been wondering too. I've talked to some Boston/HLS gays who echo some of what others have said about Boston and some clubs in the city. Great city, some clubs are sketchy, but there are plenty to choose from. As for HLS itself, the consensus seems to be that there is a critical mass of gay people to actually hold events, etc. that are attended, which is a big plus. There is also mingling with grad gays from other schools as well, from what I've heard.

So, overall, seems to be the place to go out of HYS if you're really concerned about the gay scene.

I'd agree with this. New Haven has no redeeming qualities and Stanford is quite insular as a general community even though it's like 20+ minutes from San Francisco. Palo Alto itself is a lot more upperclass family-oriented than college-townish, which isn't bad if you like that atmosphere.

[Cestjustemoi]

This is the funniest thread ever! I've used grindr and a4a to scope out some schools. But that's just because I'm moving further into the south!

where in the south are you going?

I'm moving from Florida to Louisiana. It will be a transition Florida is super gay with Orlando and fort lauderdale.

I would be scared to go to the South.

I'm a little apprehensive not scared. I saw just as much discrimination in Philadelphia as o have in some southern cities. I'm just nervous the gay population will be smaller. I do get to go to Southern Decadence in new orleans this year tho so that's a huge gay festival.

[YCrevolution]

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[D-hops]

This is the funniest thread ever! I've used grindr and a4a to scope out some schools. But that's just because I'm moving further into the south!

where in the south are you going?

I'm moving from Florida to Louisiana. It will be a transition Florida is super gay with Orlando and fort lauderdale.

I would be scared to go to the South.

This, except for Atlanta. I always hear good things about the gay scene in Atlanta.

[Kretzy]

So does anyone know what the gay scene at HLS is like? Are there hot guys? Is the LGBT community reasonably large?

This is something I've been wondering too. I've talked to some Boston/HLS gays who echo some of what others have said about Boston and some clubs in the city. Great city, some clubs are sketchy, but there are plenty to choose from. As for HLS itself, the consensus seems to be that there is a critical mass of gay people to actually hold events, etc. that are attended, which is a big plus. There is also mingling with grad gays from other schools as well, from what I've heard.

So, overall, seems to be the place to go out of HYS if you're really concerned about the gay scene.

I'd agree with this. New Haven has no redeeming qualities and Stanford is quite insular as a general community even though it's like 20+ minutes from San Francisco. Palo Alto itself is a lot more upperclass family-oriented than college-townish, which isn't bad if you like that atmosphere.

New Haven's not that bad...but as far as gay stuff, it's pretty terrible. YLS and the Yale Div school are both pretty gay.

And I think ConMan is right that HLS' size makes the gay scene there a little easier to form; the folks at SLS/YLS I spoken with say there are a decent number of gay folks at each, but I guess size matters

[ConMan345]

So does anyone know what the gay scene at HLS is like? Are there hot guys? Is the LGBT community reasonably large?

This is something I've been wondering too. I've talked to some Boston/HLS gays who echo some of what others have said about Boston and some clubs in the city. Great city, some clubs are sketchy, but there are plenty to choose from. As for HLS itself, the consensus seems to be that there is a critical mass of gay people to actually hold events, etc. that are attended, which is a big plus. There is also mingling with grad gays from other schools as well, from what I've heard.

So, overall, seems to be the place to go out of HYS if you're really concerned about the gay scene.

I'd agree with this. New Haven has no redeeming qualities and Stanford is quite insular as a general community even though it's like 40+ minutes from San Francisco. Palo Alto itself is a lot more upperclass family-oriented than college-townish, which isn't bad if you like that atmosphere.

Stanford ugrad fixing that for you, otherwise, right on. The Stanford gay grad community is fairly large; however, the number of guys who actually go to social events seems fairly constant, with not much turnover. I've heard Stanford OUTLAWS does very little, as it lacks the critical mass I mentioned.

[Cestjustemoi]

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would be scared to go to the South.[/quote]
The Virginia AG, Ken Cuccinelli, announced a couple of days ago that VA public universities can't have a non-discrimination clause for sexual orientation. At the rate VA is going, there won't be any jobs left (esp. since the AG's move may cause Northman Grunman to pick MD over VA for its new HQ), but at least everyone gets to discriminate against the gays. Also, I think the timing is a bit suspect since many universities are on spring break this week.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 04999.html[/quote]

virginia is a hell hole

[ConMan345]

Stanford is quite insular as a general community even though it's like 40+ minutes from San Francisco.

Actually, I want to emphasize this more. Palo Alto is not near SF. It is 40-50 minutes by car with no traffic, easily 1-1.5 hours in traffic. If you're traveling by public transportation (and need to bike/marguerite (free bus) to the caltrain station from campus), it can take an hour and a half (caltrain ride is 1 hour). In my experience, even if you have a willing DD with a lead foot, the ride back from the clubs at 2am gets old really quickly.

[Kretzy]

Stanford is quite insular as a general community even though it's like 40+ minutes from San Francisco.

Actually, I want to emphasize this more. Palo Alto is not near SF. It is 40-45 minutes by car with no traffic, easily 1 hour plus in traffic. If you're traveling by public transportation (and need to bike/marguerite (free bus) to the caltrain station from campus), it can take and hour and a half (caltrain ride is 1 hour). In my experience, even if you have a willing DD with a lead foot, the ride back from the clubs at 2am gets old really quickly.

Thank God my best friend lives in the Castro, I suppose. I complain about an 8 block walk home from the bars...

[ConMan345]

Stanford is quite insular as a general community even though it's like 40+ minutes from San Francisco.

Actually, I want to emphasize this more. Palo Alto is not near SF. It is 40-45 minutes by car with no traffic, easily 1 hour plus in traffic. If you're traveling by public transportation (and need to bike/marguerite (free bus) to the caltrain station from campus), it can take and hour and a half (caltrain ride is 1 hour). In my experience, even if you have a willing DD with a lead foot, the ride back from the clubs at 2am gets old really quickly.

Thank God my best friend lives in the Castro, I suppose. I complain about an 8 block walk home from the bars...

Yes, haha, that is very convenient. I lived in the Castro for the summer with the bf, literally 900 feet (google maps) from our favorite bar. After that, making the drive from Stanford was just too crazy.