‘Gayble’ is not exclusive, responses were troubling

TO THE EDITOR:

The article about the “gay table” (“A seat at the table,” Nov. 13) and its subsequent responses left me puzzled for several reasons.

I was taken aback when several members of the gay community both here and at other schools began confronting me with their unfounded criticism of the “institution” that the “gay table” had become.

I explained that it was just a small area of a few tables that hosted a variety of individuals in a pleasant environment throughout each weekday, the main components being gay men and their friends. There was never an “invitation-only” policy to the “gay table,” and anyone who regularly sat there could tell you literally everyone was welcome.

The fact that so much fuss has been made about such a trivial matter frankly frightens me.



Kyle Lemaire Doty

Senior

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