former Temple gymnasts speak

Just one of example of the type of opportunity lost if Temple drops Men’s Gymnastics. If Men’s Gymnastics is dropped by the NCAA.

Temple University announced it will cut seven sports, including men’s gymnastics. Evan Burke, a former captain of the team tells what the program meant to him, and includes comments from two other gymnasts.

… The moment I walked through the front door of the gym I was greeted not with a hello and a handshake but with a hug. “Brothers don’t shake hands, we hug,” I was told. From that moment on I was a brother. …

I was voted co-captain my senior year. They didn’t see me as a floor and vault specialist, they didn’t see me a a gay guy — they saw me as a leader. I didn’t walk through the door a leader. They made me one. …

Out Sports – Three gay former Temple gymnasts plead for university to not drop sport

petition – Save Temple University Men’s Gymnastics