Gay life at Oxbridge

Am sure there is an identical topic somewhere..but its good to get updates..Does a gay life exist at Oxbridge..is there an GLBT society? whats the attitute of peple towarts homosexuals like..Can a gay person lead a normal life or if i kissed my boyfriend in public i would get stoned? :P

I have encountered a lot of opposition to homosexuals (not gay myself though) but its largely kept under wraps. There do seem to be more homosexuals in Cambridge (particularly in the Conservative Association it seems!) then I've encountered elsewhere but maybe I've just led a sheltered life.

Paddy

That's the same with Cambridge. As far as I know there only 2 gay people at my college.

My friend used to be a lesbian but thinking it was wrong she stopped so I think that figure which she gave me is probably accurate.

Paddy

It really does depend on the college I think. But since you have so many other factors to take account of it would probably be unwise to choose a college on the basis of its reputation for attracting homosexuals.

Paddy

In Oxford LGBT-soc is really active. There are loads of gay people around and OUSU has a really strong Queer Rights campaign. There are even a couple of gay club nights. Some colleges are more open to gays than others though, it seems. If I were you I'd make a special effort to avoid one with a name beginning with O and one beginning with W. I can't really say cos I might get lynched.

In Oxford LGBT-soc is really active. There are loads of gay people around and OUSU has a really strong Queer Rights campaign. There are even a couple of gay club nights. Some colleges are more open to gays than others though, it seems. If I were you I'd make a special effort to avoid one with a name beginning with O and one beginning with W. I can't really say cos I might get lynched.

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WOW an unbelievable ratio of gay ppl!:P
thanks hidlabeast- i think i undestand

by the interest for this post ...should i think that there is really no gay life at Oxbridge..i know u r supposed to spent the bes part of the day studying but..ok i understand its not like LSE or even Warwick in respect to gay issues but sure there are homosexuals in Oxbridge right? or r they less of a minority than then Afro-Americans?

I know one of the LGBT reps at Oxford. I don't know if he's gay though.

J.

Dude, half the teachers at my school were 'possibilities' , bummer boys are ok, all dead sound in my experience. Infact Clitheroe's MP, Nigel Evans is a bummer boy, he is sound as.

Erm, Nigel Evans? Hmm, not too sure about that. Sounds like slanderous gossip to me.

Er no, he is a bummer. Its the worst kept secret in Clitheroe.

Erm, OK then. Well what's wrong with that? You say it like it's a bad thing.

Nothing wrong with it. Like I said in my original post, he is dead sound i've met him twice formerly and once when I was in Clitheroe he saw me and let me get away with parking in an illegal place.