The 5 most LGBT-friendly colleges in America—and the 5 least
College of the Atlantic ranks in as the #2 most LGBTQ+-friendly school in the country—an important consideration for many during a changing national landscape.
By Madeline Fitzgerald | Quartz
College students have never been gayer: a recent poll from Gallup revealed that 23.1% of Americans born between 1997 and 2006 identified as LGBTQ, a nearly 9% increase from the previous generation.
While young Americans might feel more comfortable identifying as queer than their predecessors, the possibility of experiencing bigotry on a college campus is far from being in the past.
In January, the president signed an executive order declaring that the American government would only recognize two sexes—male and female. The following month, the Trump administration enacted another executive order banning transgender women from participating in women’s sports.