Opn | My first gay roommate helped me addrs my homophobia | Street Roots

Contents:

• THE JOYS OF LIVG WH A GAY ROOMMATE
• OPN | MY FIRST GAY ROOMMATE HELPED ME ADDRS MY HOMOPHOBIA
• HOW N I EXPLA TO MY GAY ROOMMATE WHY I’M MOVG OUT?
• THE GAY ROOMMAT HAVE NO BOUNDARI AND NEVER LEAVE THE APARTMENT: WATCH

THE JOYS OF LIVG WH A GAY ROOMMATE

Now I fd myself livg a hoehold full of gay men. I enjoyed all my roommat before, some more than others, but there’s somethg special about havg gay roommat and the environment I fd myself now.

But beg a space where others talk about gay life, love and sex is so … nice. The joy havg a gay roommate or two is beg able to know that you’re not beg judged for the queer life you live and breathe. The joy of livg wh a gay roommate is the joy of livg where you feel you’re your tt.

OPN | MY FIRST GAY ROOMMATE HELPED ME ADDRS MY HOMOPHOBIA

A space wh gay roommat giv you a chance to live that joy. Do you have gay roommat? “Many do not have this privilege, and stead mt try to make the most of a homophobic environment — somethg that queer folks are, unfortunately, all too ed to acmodatg, ” she noted.

They are no way obligated to be your “gay bt iend”. If you are the gay roommate, please do not feel prsured to e out.

HOW N I EXPLA TO MY GAY ROOMMATE WHY I’M MOVG OUT?

Is the self-proclaimed “gay roommate fr. If your roommate is homophobic, we have a few tips for you to make your dorm experience much more enjoyable. There are untls reasons why your roommate might be homophobic and ways she might exprs —and even a chance that she might not know her behavr is problematic.

UW-Madison junr Rachel* says that her roommate was om a small town where she had never met anyone who was openly gay. “She didn’t know how to feel about knowg someone who was gay, much ls livg wh someone who was gay.

Try settg ground l wh herOnce you nont your roommate about her homophobic behavr, ’s important to talk about thgs that you both need om each other to make the year go as smoothly as possible. If you don’t feel fortable talkg to anyone or you don’t have the rourc available to you, there are also hotl for people experiencg homophobia. At some schools, such as the Universy of Wisns-Madison, acts of homophobia n unt as a form of harassment, which uld potentially get your roommate removed om the dorm.

THE GAY ROOMMAT HAVE NO BOUNDARI AND NEVER LEAVE THE APARTMENT: WATCH

UW-Madison RA and senr Nadia Carlson says not to hate to move out of your dorm if your roommate is homophobic.