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A lot of them are, yes, but to varying degrees. Like any place, you will encounter the extremes of the stereotypes, but you are much more likely to meet people who are a combination (minus the boring and plain!, that's a false stereotype). People are very serious about their work and people try really hard to do many extracurrica activities. Also, there is a very large queer community at Smith, no lies. And of course we are feminists, it practically part of the curriculum...sometimes you can't avoid taking a class about gender in the liberal arts, even if you're not a study of women and gender major. It might be overwhelming at first, and then it still might be overwhelming a year or two later, but it really depends on what you are interested in.

No! Smith is in a very liberal area so it is more accepted to be openly gay but that doesn't mean there is a larger gay population at the school.

I only know the "I hate Moho" to be true. Also, a lot of us are competative, but it doesn't affect our interactions, for the most part.

Not at all. There are lesbians here but also plenty of straight people too, just like any other campus. I think that the difference here is that the gay population is active and is very accepted on campus. It is a safe space for all kinds of people to be who they are.

For the most part these stereotypes are correct. There is a large number of lesbians, transgender people, and bisexuals. Smith is very liberal even to the point that their Republican club has a confidential mailing list.

Not really. Yes, there is a large gay population, but there are a ton of straight people too. I know many conservatives on campus, but more importantly, I know that they don't get slammed for their opinions-- Smithies are really smart. They don't tend to stay along party lines, they want to know more and come up with better solutions. And no, not all Smithies are loud and obnoxious, on the contrary there are just enough of us who make noise to make classes lively and interactive.

Not really. All queer groups are minorities on campus, and we're just like the women at any other small, private, liberal arts college, only more so.

Somewhat

in a way... but there really isn't a lot of lesbians. But there are a lot of peculiar people.

Absolutely.