Roommate issue part of college coming-out worries
When Emily Guzman came to the University at Albany last year, she wasn't exactly best friends with her roommate. But things got a lot worse once her roommate found out she was a lesbian. After that, the roommate refused to change clothes in her presence, instead taking her clothes to the bathroom down the hall or waiting until Guzman left. And the two rarely talked. Once, during an argument, the roommate made an offensive comment referring to Guzman's sexual orientation. "She'd say stuff like that because she knew it would upset me," she said. "I wasn't in my room much because she made it uncomfortable." She moved out in December. Meeting a roommate at college, especially as a freshman, can be a scary experience. It's doubly so for students who are attracted to the same sex or otherwise questioning their sexuality. With National Coming Out Day approaching, it's an issue that is on the minds of many gay students who live in dormitories. TimesUnion.com
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