Does exeter have a good gay community?

Well I'm not sure if I'm gay but i'm curious and willing to experiment and I'm just wondering is exeter the university good for gay or curious people and what about the town?

Also, while we're on this topic, in Canada, "queer" is the most socially acceptable catch-all phrase that pretty much everyone uses instead of "lgbt" which is kind of clunky. Is it true that in England, that's only a derogatory term?

But what's the general attitude on campus? Are people pretty cool with lgbt folk? I'm hopefully going to be doing an exchange to exeter next year. I'm from super liberal Toronto, where being gay is almost a social asset Will I have to shut up about gay stuff when I get here? Also, while we're on this topic, in Canada, "queer" is the most socially acceptable catch-all phrase that pretty much everyone uses instead of "lgbt" which is kind of clunky. Is it true that in England, that's only a derogatory term?

I'd be careful with the word 'queer'; it depends who you're talking to as to how they react. In some circles, it's quite like another word which black people have reclaimed to talk about themselves - acceptable as a form of self-identification, but deeply offensive if someone outside the community uses it, or if someone uses it critically.

This.


Tend to find that a lot of people round here use the likes of "poof" and "queer" to identify themselves, but it'd be a bad idea to refer to them as that if you were outside their group...

That's when the word 'breeder' starts to come in handy.

But what's the general attitude on campus? Are people pretty cool with lgbt folk? I'm hopefully going to be doing an exchange to exeter next year. I'm from super liberal Toronto, where being gay is almost a social asset Will I have to shut up about gay stuff when I get here? Also, while we're on this topic, in Canada, "queer" is the most socially acceptable catch-all phrase that pretty much everyone uses instead of "lgbt" which is kind of clunky. Is it true that in England, that's only a derogatory term?

There will be a lot of tall, muscley guys with short hair wandering around Exeter naked.

Ignore them, they're in the Royal Marines. It's part of their culture.

BD True, that. Very true.

What are the Royal Marines? :P

Not to sound ignorant but what's a breeder? (In terms of LGBT)

Royal Marines. And a 'breeder' is a joking derogatory slang term for a straight person.

Follow up: why would they be walking around naked? :P haha

There's a stereotype that Marines take any opportunity to get naked; Googling 'naked roll mat fighting' will give you an idea of the type of thing.

But what's the general attitude on campus? Are people pretty cool with lgbt folk? I'm hopefully going to be doing an exchange to exeter next year. I'm from super liberal Toronto, where being gay is almost a social asset Will I have to shut up about gay stuff when I get here? Also, while we're on this topic, in Canada, "queer" is the most socially acceptable catch-all phrase that pretty much everyone uses instead of "lgbt" which is kind of clunky. Is it true that in England, that's only a derogatory term?