In my experience, it's only people who don't play sport at a professional level who think that there is anything remotely erotic about a locker room.
John AmaechiI think there is unnecessary conflict right now between the vehemently religious and the LGBT community. The extremes of religion I think and the LGBT community have an issue and because a lot of black families in America are more religious, I think that is where the conflict comes into play.
John AmaechiIn a country like America, there are places, many states here still where coming out means you lose your job, where coming out means division, where it means potentially abuse.
John AmaechiI grew up thinking the best job in the world would be a Jedi and being a psychologist is the closest thing I could get, so I wanted to be a Jedi and I don't want to be a Sith, so that is what keeps me on the straight and narrow.
John AmaechiThere was certainly nothing really sexual about my youth growing up, simply because the fact remains if you're the fat kid in a school and I was the only fat black kid in the school - in fact, I was the only black kid in the school - but if you are kind of ostracized on many different levels in your school the last thing you're worried about is sex.
John Amaechi