It's a question that came into my mind the other day after an awkward incident in the gym locker room in which a pretty hot guy and I made prolonged eye contact. Where do we draw the line between subtly catching someone's attention, and sexual harassment with the eyes? With the many recent stories of gay athletes coming out in recent months, locker room debate has spawned all over, and some heterosexuals (mainly males) are really pushing the line of respect when it comes to not just their fellow gay athletes, but the LGBT community in general. I'd like to take a look at two main ideas in this post. First, I'd like to explore the question,
Do Gays have an Advantage in the Locker Room? Second, I'd like to explore why it is that some heterosexual males are uncomfortable with "having to share" locker room space with homosexuals.
Do Gays have an Advantage in the Locker Room?
The gym that I attend is right down the street from my apartment, in the neighborhood of Bedstuy, Brooklyn. This area, as far as I know, is not known as a "Gayborhood." As a matter of fact, I have blogged, before, about the couple of incidences I have had at that gym regarding homophobic speech and behavior. And while there may be many gyms in the NYC area that are smack-dab in the middle