In this region, definitely UVA and VCU.

Anonymous wrote:Any firsthand experience or advice would be appreciated.

Not first hand but my child is at Oberlin and it's a very accepting community. If you have a student who identifies with the LGBTQ community they will feel very comfortable on campus. Students are not at all judgmental about your sexuality. I'm sure there are many places these days where that is true but it's definitely true at Oberlin.

People are just posting anecdotal information. Campus pride actually analyzes policy and resources at the schools. That should overshadow random people on the internet. No matter how friendly someone says the students seem, if the school policies are not LGBT friendly that needs to be a concern.

I would definitely stay away from southern schools

My niece is a lesbian and goes to Clemson. You wouldn’t naturally think of that as a school with a large LGBTQ+ community, but she is very happy there. Honestly, from watching her in high school and college (in SC no less), the world of young people is really friendly to that community. I doubt there is a non religious college out there where your child wouldn’t feel welcome (and often celebrated.). Pride week is a big party on most campuses, even for cis-everything kids.

Anonymous wrote:Any firsthand experience or advice would be appreciated.

Firsthand?

Oberlin

Skidmore
Lawrence
Brynn Mawr

Of SLACs

Vassar
Oberlin
Smith
Wesleyan
Macalester

Ivies
Brown and Penn

Others
NYU
UCLA
Berkeley
Wisconsin

But frankly, the list is so long today. But definitely not every school.

https://www.campuspride.org/ reviews college for LGBTQ+ students. They have a top 25 and a shame list.

Bryan Mawr.

You can try the Campus Pride website: http://www.campusprideindex.org/

Oberlin, Penn, NYU,

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=lgbtq-friendly

Pretty much any school that anyone on this website would send their child to has been friendly for over a decade. You should be more specific.

Any firsthand experience or advice would be appreciated.