Shawn Thornton Addresses Possibility of Gay Teammate

Boston Spirit: What do you think would happen if one of your teammates announced he was gay?

Shawn Thornton: Honestly, my teammates are like family so there would be support. I would personally [support] him and I’m pretty sure everyone in our locker room would. We’ve got a pretty good bunch of guys. I don’t think there would be any issues.

BS: You played for several teams and have been in a bunch of different locker rooms. Would it be the same on other teams as well?

ST: I would like to think that everyone would handle it fine. I don’t know if that’s the case. I’ve only been in three different [professional] organizations. I would hope that in this day and age that everyone would treat it the same.