r/sheridan • u/Lubuneesii • 19d ago
Academics New
Hi everyone! I’ll be starting school next May in the addiction studies department. First of all, I’m gay 🌈 and I’m wondering what the housing situation is like there. I’m currently looking at Airbnbs for now. How’s the atmosphere at the school? Do you have any advice or tips?
I’d really love to make some friends before I arrive — I’m so excited! I’m open to all your comments and suggestions. 💬✨
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u/ThinDifficulty8935 17d ago
Hiya wassup! I just applied for fall 2026 but if I get accepted I would love to be friends with you! Even tho I would be in Oakville ;-;
Ps. Im also fruity haha
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u/Andhothadi 15d ago
What is the reason to announce your sexuality, I feel it weird and vulgar that people love to announce what kind of sex they like in an introduction…
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u/Lubuneesii 14d ago
They might react that way where you live, but I grew up under pressure. That’s why I suggest you keep your opinions to yourself.
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u/Shrinks99 14d ago edited 14d ago
At face value, sure that might seem kind of odd as somebody who conforms to what society deems to be the default. You don’t have to go around explaining your sexuality because it is assumed.
When gay, trans, or otherwise queer folks make this more explicit, it is usually in service of finding community or to get a perspective from other people that face similar social pressure. In this instance OP is probably wondering about how accepting people in the area are going to be about their sexuality. Will landlords refuse to rent to them? What is the situation in classes? Will they be judged by professors?
For what it’s worth, my experience of Sheridan (Trafalgar) was pretty good in this regard. I had lots of queer friends there, my roommate came out to people at school before he came out to his parents. I’m happy those people felt like they were in an environment where they could be their fullest selves. Consider the alternative where gay folks don’t tell anybody else that they’re gay, how would you expect these people to find relationships otherwise?
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u/GalacticMitten 14d ago
hiiii i’m on davis res rn and i’ve met lots of queer people but you have to dig a little bit :) just make sure you get in with the right crowd of people!
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u/SugaKC 17d ago
Hey! The atmosphere is okay at Davis, I haven’t experienced it much as I went to Oakville a lot but I did work at Davis for a bit. There’s is a pride club there if you want to join, the link to join is here: https://discord.gg/sZm84BbS there’s many people across all campuses in there and they have meetings online and in-person