As colleges around the world fill up to the familiar sounds of sliding dining trays, bags of wine being slapped and an omnipresent symphony of clicking keyboards, it got us reminiscent of our campus days.
But college years tend to be romanticized when you look back on them. Of course, if you’re the adorable Dan Levitz, hooking up in the dorms and maybe finding that special someone may come easily. For most, it’s a turbulent period of self discovery specked with the ups and downs that come with finding yourself away from the comforts of home.
We asked the team at Whisper to give us a snapshot of what it’s like for college freshmen as they begin a fresh school year. Here’s what they found:
Xzamilio
Yay, it’s Sunday!!!! You know what it’s time for: fake Whisper confessions, an article about working out that none of us fatasses will read, and the obligatory minority model to show a contrived sense of diversity!!!
And I love all of it lol!!!
Quingcess
I’m a freshman in college and a lot of this is true. I think I’m also Majoring in straight boys. I fall and die at the sight of every guy I see.
It does get get lonely especially because everybody keeps to themselves. The blacks with the blacks, the rich with the rich e.t.c
It’s hard for most of us who just love to love people. But can’t because were not allowed.
Baba Booey Fafa Fooey
“Being gay sucks…”
“Being gay is lonely…”
“I’m gay and it makes want to go jump out of a window…”
“I’m gay and my life sucks…”
Enough with these poor me, negative, and probably fake whisper confessions.
Glücklich
@Xzamilio:
Ha ha ha! And I love YOU!
onthemark
They still “sneak in” to bars at age 18? I thought they all used apps now.
@Baba Booey Fafa Fooey: At least two or 3 of these guys sound almost happy! I was surprised. Usually it’s just a litany of woe.
Ladbrook
I came out as a freshman way back in the early 80’s, and I had a lot of gay friends, but most of the sex I had was with straight drunken frats boys whose girlfriends wouldn’t put out and a couple of NCAA athletes who just wanted some “no strings” head. Best year of my life. LOL.
martinbakman
@Quingcess: Your studies should be your top priority young man. 😉
You’ll warm up to college life soon enough.
Giancarlo85
More whiny bullshit from Whisper… what else is new?
Just goes to show a lot of the guys care more about getting laid then actually studying.
@Baba Booey Fafa Fooey: You nailed it.
One said “I can’t socialize with people I don’t know”… well isn’t that a pity? If that is real, I wonder if the guy has any friends?
“Being a gay freshman is a lot more work than my classes”… uh really?
This is just more whiny oh poor me bullshit and half it is probably fake (and I’m being fair there).
I knew somebody in my undergrad who was gay… but he just threw away the whole opportunity to go out clubbing and partying all the time. He failed most of his classes, was put on academic probation and eventually dropped out. Last I heard he works in one of those 24 Hour CVS during the nightshift.
McShane
@Xzamilio:
https://youtu.be/d0LeL9BUPtA
mulletkitty
Omg. Are these boys adults?
GET YE TO THE QUEER STUDENT GROUP.
GET YE TO THE QUEER CLASSES.
There are a ton of gay people in college. Do the work on yourself, your confidence, your internalized homophobia. And stay away from cheesy sites like “Whispers.”!!
lauraspencer
Ugh! Please stop with these victim like confessions! Are these whispers from 1980? 1990? Why have we fought for so many rights if these guys are going to act like they can’t serve in the military? Can’t get married? Can’t be out seeing that the majority of Americans accept LGBT people?
Is it because these guys are millenials and their parents did everything and gave everything to them? Do they not realize how easy they have it compared to previous generations who grew up with no gay characters on TV or being seen as equal by your own government.
I can only say Ugh again. Ugh!
Giancarlo85
I wonder if these were confessions from a private Christian conservative college… but most of them are probably fake.
Profe Sancho Panza
Some of them are dealing with disappointed expectations: when they were still in high school, they pictured escaping to college like the hero of a warm n’ fuzzy LGBT movie (or an It Gets Better video). Now they’ve discovered their college isn’t Oz, they didn’t experience some kind of magical transformation in the car on the way to freshman orientation, and none of the cute guys they’ve seen so far wants to be their Mr. Right. Instead they’re still just themselves and they brought all their baggage with them from home. That can be a letdown, but it’s not a bad thing: part of growing up is learning which of your expectations are only fantasies.
Hussain-TheCanadian
Outside of major gay friendly cities in the US, these confessions sound about right.
I’m also curious how come there isn’t any lesbian confessions?
Tom Swayzee
I’m going to sound like a grumpy old man…but in my day! You big babies. Go sign onto your app. I know it’s still a dangerous world, but they have no idea the sh*t we did to find some d*ck. Damn, “I” key stopped working.
Finrod
I came out to the 35 other guys on my dorm floor on my first day as a freshman. In 1975. Everyone was nice. I had plenty of friends, straight and gay. Unless you’re attending some right wing Christian college (which would be a stupid thing to do), you’re the one who’s creating the closet.
Do you have a reasonable expectation of being assaulted or expelled if you come out? If yes, then move. If no, then come out.
Billy Budd
When I was getting my PhD in the US, I dated a few guys from college. Lovely boys. Adorable creatures.
Glücklich
@Profe Sancho Panza:
“…part of growing up is learning which of your expectations are only fantasies.”
Couldn’t have said it better.
onthemark
@Profe Sancho Panza: The transformation when I was 18 was almost that “magical.” The transition from miserable gay kidhood into adulthood/freedom was dramatic. Night into day. I was thrilled. So I’m totally mystified by most of these Whispers (over 30 years later, come on). On the other hand, maybe my Guantanamo-style high school was worse than most!
darian
@Xzamilio: Lmfao! Yaaass! Pretty much summed up a queerty Sunday.
darian
@Xzamilio:lmfao yaaaassss! You just summed up a queerty Sunday perfectly!
sanfranca1
More fake Whisper stuff.
bicurious
The guys that post on whisper are always stunningly good looking. So much so it makes their complaints come across as especially whiny. I have a hard time believing that any young guy that hot is going to be experiencing such struggles in COLLEGE where everyone is in their 20’s, horny as hell, and looking to experiment.
Giancarlo85
@bicurious: Um you realize those are stock photos and the guys who made the comments aren’t the ones in the pics? This is a click bait article.
Will Álvarez
It was so much easier for a gay college student to feel safe, welcomed and have fun in Chicago universities like UIC, DePaul, Loyola, Colombia, Northwestern, etc.
europeanguy
haha i personally cant wait to go to university next year…..uni guys are soooo hot! haha where as college/high school guys arnt that attractive around here
captainburrito
“I think i’ll nap the day away.”
That was pretty much me. I really did waste alot of time in university when i really did want to be all gay but i didn’t really know what i wanted at the time. But once i knew i kind of lost the urge… and god… then it was all around me!
Xzamilio
@McShane: Now, it’s just another manic Monday… wish it was Sunday.
@Glücklich: Love ya back!!!
@darian: But, I come back each Sunday… I love it
Bauhaus
@McShane:
Thanks for the stroll down Memory Lane. Used to listen to that when I was in college. My taste in music has changed, but I still enjoy listening to the music I liked when I was younger, especially on road trips.
darkanser
When I look back at my college years, I sometimes wonder how things would have been had I known then what I know now. Then I think maybe things were for the best. I might have gotten into a lot of trouble.
Bisexual-Transwoman
@Baba Booey Fafa Fooey: Yes they do read as though they’re fake and they’re whiny. Plus they have the biphobic idea that heterosexual men “experiment” or have sex with men.