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Locker rooms are segregated by sex for the same reason we have separate bathrooms. We share these private spaces with others who have the same bodies, same parts, same functions. As a hetero woman, I would rather change in a roomful of lesbians than in front of even a few men, straight or gay. And, surprise America! If you have ever used a public changing room or bathroom or locker room, then you have already been naked in front of a gay person. And yet, you managed to escape unharmed.
As for the Duke t-shirt thing – Nick Horvath is a friend of mine, so because I knew that he supported the cause, I made the assumption that Shav did too. I'm sorry to find that I was mistaken. Someone asked why people were singling him out, and for me, it's this disappointment in him, but it's also the tone of his comments. It's that "You guys know what I'm talkin' about, right?" attitude. The one that suggests that he believes no one around would disagree with him. Maybe that's the fault of a system that encourages him to make that assumption.
