Mixed-sex dormitories should be the only dormitory type permitted at higher education institutes

Bennet91 makes a good point to start off my argument. " Given that a portion of parents pay for their child's college education, and given that there are some parents that have "traditional" views against co-habitation (even if they are not in the same room). Some parents would not feel comfortable paying for their child's education if they believe their child is being put in a morally compromising situation. In short; some parents might not want to pay for a college education that seemingly promotes fornication. Pro even acknowledges that co-ed dorms give people the opportunity to find a mate, or more realistically a "friend with benefits" situation. " In response to your pro's argument: "20 % of the population is attracted to the same sex" doesn't mean they are entirely gay. As pro's first reference says "plenty of people still feel pressured to hide their sexual orientation" it seems less likely that anything would happen between to same sex adults who had gay thoughts. While "survey givers are getting better at tricking us into being honest" doesn't it seem likely that some people don't actually want to be gay, and therefore wouldn't do anything gay? The same website also says "The veiled method also increased the rates of anti-gay sentiment. Respondents were 67% more likely to express disapproval of an openly gay manager at work (p<0.01) and 71% more likely to say it is okay to discriminate against lesbian, gay, or bisexual individuals (p<0.01)." Wouldn't gay people be less likely to be comfortable to "be getting it on" with a room full of straight people? Lastly pro says "straight couples should be afforded the same rights". The whole point of my side in this debate is that those "rights" aren't a good thing. Colleges should try to avoid them as much as possible, to a reasonable extent. At least gays being together won't cause college pregnancies. In response to pro's second argument: People can mingle and "meet potential mates" at a more respectable time, it does not have to be while people are in their dormitories. For example people have conversations in changing rooms,but pro does not argue that only changing rooms that allow both genders should remain. Classes and campus however can have anybody occupying them. In response to pro's third argument: As pro has said, this is less of an issue in most European countries. This would mean the most in a country such as Saudi Arabia. In my opinion however, this would be the worst place to have mixed sex dormitories. The women would risk physical and sexual abuse, in the confines of a building that is filled with men who are used to a culture where it is acceptable. It worked with racism because essentially race is just skin colour. Gender however is a lot more. While women deserve just as many rights as men, the average man is stronger than the average women, so they are less likely to be able to defend themselves. I stress the point that this is not true for all men and women, merely enough that leaving a sexist group to sort it out together would probably not be the best policy. If not convinced remember that sexist men do get married. They live with a woman whom they probably love, and still consider themselves superior.