How a U student reacted when housed with a gay-friendly community
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A University of Minnesota freshman -- who'd been raised Catholic in the suburbs -- recently contacted the Pioneer Press' Watchdog writer to say she was upset at having been randomly assigned to a room in which she'd share a communal bathroom with lesbians.
"I've never been around it. All of a sudden, they just put you in the middle of that."
The Watchdog takes a look at the gay-friendly Lavender House and the concept of "living learning communities" --- or LLCs -- at the U.
You can read the full article here.
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