This study aims to explore the educational, social and individual experiences and expectationsof lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students at various universities in Turkey. Thestudy evaluated whether LGBT students try to conceal their identities; have difficulties makingfriends without prejudices; suffer negative reactions from friends and are exposed to bullying.Additionally, the effects of these problems on them and their actions to solve those problemshave been examined within the scope of sub-problems of the study. A qualitative researchdesign is used in the study, in which the data were gathered through a semi-structuredinterview format from 23 LGBT students. Participants in the study were recruited through thesnowball sampling method. In this method, one or a few participants are initial ones, and theyare asked to recommend some other participants to join the study (Parker et al, 2019). Theresults showed that even in the 21st century, LGBT students experience serious problems, andare looking forward to practical solutions and responses being made to address theirexpectations.</p
