And this is why I am afraid of coming out. Today at lunch I was sitting with three freinds of mine, one who I just met, one who just moved here from Texas, and one who knows I am gay. The freind I just met left the table and my freind from Texas asked us if he was gay. We told him no, then I asked would it really matter? His exact response was "Yes, I am very anti-gay." This is exactly why I am afraid to tell anyone, who would I lose?