@font-face { font-family: “Times”;}@font-face { font-family: “Cambria”;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }p { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } C.J. Leslie’s tweets should have never been blown out of proportion like they were. Leslie was just voicing his opinion, and whether or not you agree with it, it is his belief. I cannot say I blame him for not wanting a homosexual in the same locker room, being a straight male, as the homosexual may inadvertently have sexual feeling towards Leslie or other straight athletes. It is just an issue of comfort, and I believe this is the whole issue with having GBLTs in sports. What would happen if men were allowed to enter women’s locker rooms or vice-versa? This is essentially the same issue as the straight men and woman being in the same locker room with one another as there may be sexual interest not wanted by the other party. If GBLTs are going to be allowed in sports, I feel as if they need to have their own separate locker room to keep this tension at ease. So many times I feel that liberals have the right of freedom of speech, but as soon as somebody says or does something that they do not agree with they are immediately punished and viewed as an outcast. I do not feel that the student newspaper, or any media for that matter, has the right to belittle somebody’s thoughts and feelings just because its staff does not feel the same way.
Letter to the Editor: Leslie was not wrong
May 29, 2011