Dear Editor,
On Oct. 13 I happened to be touring the Tufts campus with my daughter, who is a prospective student. Wanting to become familiar with the Tufts campus and the community, we picked up a copy of the Tufts Daily. As our visit happened to correspond with the Coming Out Day celebration, I read with interest CJ Saraceno's piece on ending "segreGAYtion." During our brief time on the Tufts campus, we experienced what I later described to my wife as a palpable energy coming from everyone we contacted that day. It left us with the feeling that the Tufts student body is comprised of progressive, forward−thinking "doers" and not passive complainers who accomplish rather than stagnate, and who do so without regard to race, religion or sexual orientation — the very "global citizens" that CJ referenced.
We also had the feeling from those we communicated with that Tufts was a place where tolerance wasn't preached — it was practiced. All this is to say that if our perceptions of the Tufts campus community were correct, then I think CJ's point that there is no need for any housing at Tufts to be designated as "gay−friendly" is valid. If our perceptions were incorrect, then I am truly sorry if we wrongfully assigned such positive attributes to the Tufts community.
Sincerely, Richard T. Gurley District Court Judge 21st Judicial District of Colorado
