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Tom Holmoe responds to Athlete Ally's letter to the Big 12

Tom Holmoe said that "LGBT players, coaches and fans are always welcome to the BYU campus" and that "everyone should be treated with respect, dignity and love."

A day after Athlete Ally, a non-profit organization that advocates for LGBT awareness in sports, sent a letter to Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, BYU's director of athletics, Tom Holmoe, responded through is Twitter account.

LGBT players, coaches and fans are always welcome to the BYU campus. Everyone should be treated with respect, dignity and love. Tom

— Tom Holmoe (@TomHolmoe) August 9, 2016

The letter, which cites concerns about the Big 12 candidacy of BYU, owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was also sent to all 10 presidents of the members of the Big 12.