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Originally Posted by Galakanokis
I totally get what you are saying here but you also have to understand a lot of these athletes are not grown ups and some (maybe a lot in football) don't come from the greatest of backgrounds. They may not grasp the situation in front of them.
My first thought when thinking/knowing I have a gay fellow in the room isn't is he checking me out but a fear I might offend them with something I say. The dressing room is not the most politically correct place in the world. Hell we call one of our players Princess. Look at the Ridiculousness of the Incognito situation with the Dolphins. Crewed talk to say the least but all done in jest between supposed friends. That's where I feel/think teams say it will disrupt the chemistry of a team. Do you act differently with a girl in the dressing room than you would with just the guys?
The above is a hypothetical, gay, straight, man, women makes no difference to me, I don't care who I offend...With me it is all about attitude. Either your decent or not.
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Perhaps this is a sign that you need to reassess your dressing room culture (rather than exclude LGBT persons from your lockerroom)?
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