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Lgbt don't count as "minorities" for scholarships. Believe me, I've looked. It's all race based stuff, for the most part. I have a physical disability too, but

by Crake 13y ago

Lgbt don't count as "minorities" for scholarships. Believe me, I've looked. It's all race based stuff, for the most part. I have a physical disability too, but it falls into that same abyss of not being pc attention worthy enough to get tons of free money.

Loughla 13y ago
Bullshit. I received scholarships for college, I paid for two years of my undergraduate with LGBT ally scholarships. Those are ally scholarships, there are one metric shit-ton more scholarships for LGBT youth. There are entire foundations set up for this. Don't lie just because you haven't done your homework. Here are 3 databases if you're too lazy to google LGBT scholarships. http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/lgbt.phtml http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/lgbt.phtml http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/scholarship-database http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/scholarship-database http://www.pointfoundation.org/scholarships.html http://www.pointfoundation.org/scholarships.html Immediate Edit: I also googled scholarships for students with disabilities. Turns out there are tons of those, too.
- Crake 13y ago
  Yes, there are scholarships for people in wheelchairs. I'm not in a wheelchair. My stuff is rare and has no funding behind it. I'm glad that you think that being a sexuality studies major is a noble goal, but I'm interested in tech (which eliminates a great deal of them--most require a sociology major or something similarly specific), and I'd also like to point out that leading a gay youth initiative (as is often required by these scholarships) is hard when: 1. You're the only out person in high school. 2. Your school won't even let you into NHS because you are gay. No teacher was willing to stand up for me because they didn't want to lose their job. Can you imagine the difficulties of getting one to volunteer to sponsor some sort of gay group? It'd never happen. 3. Your parents almost send you to a gay reparation camp because they're fundamentalist christian. 4. You live in a flyover state in the middle of nowhere. (many of the scholarships are for specific states, too.) It's great that you had the resources to land a glbt scholarship, but they're mostly unavailable to disadvantaged students. You may want to rethink your ally status if you're going to go around bashing gay people for not trying hard enough when there's already usually quite a lot on our plates.
  - Loughla 13y ago
    "I'm glad that you think that being a sexuality studies major is a noble goal, but I'm interested in tech" Most of those scholarships require an essay, nothing more. Next time, read before you comment. "and I'd also like to point out that leading a gay youth initiative (as is often required by these scholarships" The scholarships that I've run through that talk about leading anything only require leadership skills and experience. No mention of specific gay leadership. And even if they did, your example is exactly what they're looking for, and the exact reason that I received money in the first place. I was from a high school with less than 200 people, no parents in the picture, in the midwest. I'm not saying that your life has been easy, I'm saying that your arguments seem very poorly thought out, and that you're simply grasping for someone to blame for your place in life right now. "It's great that you had the resources to land a glbt [sic] scholarship, but they're mostly unavailable to disadvantaged students. You may want to rethink your ally status if you're going to go around bashing gay people for not trying hard enough when there's already usually quite a lot on our plates." I was a disadvantaged youth. Homeless at 16, graduated from a GED program, went to community college and a state school. Now I teach at a university after a decade or so working in sales. I'm not saying that everyone can do it, or that I am even the rule, maybe I am just the exception. What I am saying is that these scholarships are EXPRESSLY designed for disadvantaged youth. That's who they're made for. I'm going to say it one more time - disadvantaged youth are who scholarships, grants and other sources of aid are designed for. I never bashed gay people. Just you for not doing your homework. I can't believe that you are hiding behind your sexual orientation as an excuse. It's 20and fucking13; the youth of America don't give a shit about who you want to have sex with. Those youth are also the ones you're competing with in the tech industry. Stop using it as a crutch, and start taking responsibility for your own choices. Being an ally means that I support your good choices and am here to help you when times get tough. Being an ally also means that I don't have to put up with bullshit excuses from young people, regardless of sexual orientation. As for this: "Yes, there are scholarships for people in wheelchairs. I'm not in a wheelchair. My stuff is rare and has no funding behind it." If you're willing to disclose what the condition is, I am willing to help you find scholarships/aid for sufferers of it. I guarantee there are scholarships or other aid available.
    - 13y ago

by Crake 13y ago

Loughla 13y ago

Bullshit. I received scholarships for college, I paid for two years of my undergraduate with LGBT ally scholarships. Those are ally scholarships, there are one metric shit-ton more scholarships for LGBT youth. There are entire foundations set up for this. Don't lie just because you haven't done your homework. Here are 3 databases if you're too lazy to google LGBT scholarships. http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/lgbt.phtml http://www.finaid.org/otheraid/lgbt.phtml http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/scholarship-database http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/scholarship-database http://www.pointfoundation.org/scholarships.html http://www.pointfoundation.org/scholarships.html Immediate Edit: I also googled scholarships for students with disabilities. Turns out there are tons of those, too.

Crake 13y ago
Yes, there are scholarships for people in wheelchairs. I'm not in a wheelchair. My stuff is rare and has no funding behind it. I'm glad that you think that being a sexuality studies major is a noble goal, but I'm interested in tech (which eliminates a great deal of them--most require a sociology major or something similarly specific), and I'd also like to point out that leading a gay youth initiative (as is often required by these scholarships) is hard when: 1. You're the only out person in high school. 2. Your school won't even let you into NHS because you are gay. No teacher was willing to stand up for me because they didn't want to lose their job. Can you imagine the difficulties of getting one to volunteer to sponsor some sort of gay group? It'd never happen. 3. Your parents almost send you to a gay reparation camp because they're fundamentalist christian. 4. You live in a flyover state in the middle of nowhere. (many of the scholarships are for specific states, too.) It's great that you had the resources to land a glbt scholarship, but they're mostly unavailable to disadvantaged students. You may want to rethink your ally status if you're going to go around bashing gay people for not trying hard enough when there's already usually quite a lot on our plates.
- Loughla 13y ago
  "I'm glad that you think that being a sexuality studies major is a noble goal, but I'm interested in tech" Most of those scholarships require an essay, nothing more. Next time, read before you comment. "and I'd also like to point out that leading a gay youth initiative (as is often required by these scholarships" The scholarships that I've run through that talk about leading anything only require leadership skills and experience. No mention of specific gay leadership. And even if they did, your example is exactly what they're looking for, and the exact reason that I received money in the first place. I was from a high school with less than 200 people, no parents in the picture, in the midwest. I'm not saying that your life has been easy, I'm saying that your arguments seem very poorly thought out, and that you're simply grasping for someone to blame for your place in life right now. "It's great that you had the resources to land a glbt [sic] scholarship, but they're mostly unavailable to disadvantaged students. You may want to rethink your ally status if you're going to go around bashing gay people for not trying hard enough when there's already usually quite a lot on our plates." I was a disadvantaged youth. Homeless at 16, graduated from a GED program, went to community college and a state school. Now I teach at a university after a decade or so working in sales. I'm not saying that everyone can do it, or that I am even the rule, maybe I am just the exception. What I am saying is that these scholarships are EXPRESSLY designed for disadvantaged youth. That's who they're made for. I'm going to say it one more time - disadvantaged youth are who scholarships, grants and other sources of aid are designed for. I never bashed gay people. Just you for not doing your homework. I can't believe that you are hiding behind your sexual orientation as an excuse. It's 20and fucking13; the youth of America don't give a shit about who you want to have sex with. Those youth are also the ones you're competing with in the tech industry. Stop using it as a crutch, and start taking responsibility for your own choices. Being an ally means that I support your good choices and am here to help you when times get tough. Being an ally also means that I don't have to put up with bullshit excuses from young people, regardless of sexual orientation. As for this: "Yes, there are scholarships for people in wheelchairs. I'm not in a wheelchair. My stuff is rare and has no funding behind it." If you're willing to disclose what the condition is, I am willing to help you find scholarships/aid for sufferers of it. I guarantee there are scholarships or other aid available.
  - 13y ago