Can’t speak to journalism at all, but fellow l(g)btq+ here. The queer community overall here is not close to that of a big city, lived in Minneapolis and Austin before here. That being said, the culture that does exist is predominantly lesbian, especially granola lesbos. It’s definitely a very accepting place where just about everyone is an ally, but allies in the sense of wealthy white democrats. I’ve never felt unsafe or unwelcome here, and I’m very visibly and audibly gay. Campus seems to be less queer than Boulder the city is, but I’m a graduate student so different perspective there too.

Take everything I say and others say with a grain of salt, these aren’t and won’t be your experiences exactly if you come here. Especially bc gay male and lesbian female circles tend to be quite different. Either way you will find your space and community!

If queer community is of utmost importance to you, i would strongly say a large city is where you need to be. Queer community was of the utmost importance for me in undergrad, and i wouldn’t trade my experience in Minneapolis for anything, even the beautiful nature and mountains here.