Would you want to know if your roommate was gay?

Well if he is cute and is gay could be nice But if I was straight I would probably want to know but I don't think it matters since my parents raised me on equality anyway.

 

I haven't live in a college dorm or live "on my own" with people to share rents kind of experience. But in many college stories I have read, sexual orientation probably is not the only problem. Your roommate might not be a problem more than your HALLmates.

(insert collegehumor's roommate pranks of any sorts of problems you can think of: slob, racist, sexist, stereotype, drunk, frat, soro etc.)

Different people have different ways to annoy you or be inconsiderate. However, the core question of my roommate's sexuality would be, if their action provides an environment that is difficult to dorm in....

Also, personally, how much I should know and how much I need to know depends how often I am in the residence or how close I am with the roommates...

 

kind of a mixed answer for me. the possibilities are limitless.

i've got to go with 'yes' in regards to the said question. in regards to the implied question, no it would not matter to me.

if my roommate was gay & wanted to tell me, i'd try to make him (i'm going w/ he as example) feel as comfortable as possible leading up to it, then give him a great hug U whisper 'guess what...so am i'. i'd probably do things such as dropping subtle hints that i am gay myself & that he needs not worry about judgement. or ask if he can relate to a scenario i've had in the past or going through.

 

I'd want to know but I wouldn't have a problem with it. In fact, if we somehow got into a situation where we had to sleep in the same queen/king sized bed (like if we went on a trip as a group and stayed in a hotel), then I still wouldn't mind sleeping in the same bed, as long as he didn't try anything.

 

I honestly wouldn't care. It doesn't make any kind of difference, so I don't see the benefit or downside of him telling me or not telling me

 

I don't really care. It would be nice to know if they are gay, but it's just whatever.

 

I dind't vote...right away I thought: only if he wanted me to no. I wouldn't press for it, but if I thought he was I'd make sure he knew I was cool with it and jest leave it at that.

 

Yes!!! And if his hot u can live with a hot gay guy!! <3 the dream

 

My roommate's sexuality would be really none of my business. If he's not straight and feels like he wants to tell me, that's great. If he doesn't, oh well. Honestly, I don't think that the other roommate can say that they have the *right* to know something that private and intimate about the person.

 

I don't think a roommate is different than any other person in regards to coming out, i.e. it's up to the individual person whether or not they tell someone else about their sexuality. I can't think of any reason why I would need to know what my roommate's sexual orientation is.

 

I think that as members of the LGBT community, we're all probably a bit biased...

Like pretty much everybody else who posted, I'd want to know (just for the sake of common ground), but I wouldn't pressure them into outing themselves if they were obviously uncomfortable. I'm very open about my sexuality, so I'd probably mention it even before we moved in together, and I would hope that would open the door for them to come out to me. Hopefully, if they were questioning their sexuality, they would feel comfortable enough to voice their thoughts and feelings to me so that I could offer advice and support.

 

If he was sexy then I'd want to know! we would only need 1 bed

 

I agree, it's always better if you know a persons sexual orientation, but they should come out when they're ready of course.

 

next year ill be living in a shared house hopefully but i dont plan on telling my housemates my sexuality, if they find out because i have a gf then fine but i wont tell them, it really is none of their business. if they ask then i will say but otherwise they can keep their nose out my business like i would theres

but no i wouldnt want to know (unless they wanted me to know) if my roommate was gay, its none of my business.

 

As with Flyinhernikes, I'm gonna be going into an apartment, next year, so that gives me the chance of finding someone who I can be with this year, so that we can basically do anything we want together next year.

But if I didn't know beforehand, it'd still be nice if they did come out to me, for many reasons.

 

i wouldn't want to know and i wouldn't not want to know, it's a non issue. No answer for me.

Actually the only reason i might want to know - purely for selfish reasons - was if i developed a bit of a crush on him/her, but with room-mates that can become a really sticky situation! You don't want to shit in your own nest.

 

No, it's non of my business at all. If he/she wanted to tell me, that's their decision. I agree with those saying the only reason they'd want to know is if I had a crush on them.

 

A better way to phrase this question is, "Do you feel it is your right to know?"