Straight males are unpredictable creatures. Some are allies. Some are bigots. And some just wanna make out. So it’s all too understandable that one Reddit user expressed feeling nervous and afraid around heteros.This Redditor explained that he had no one to talk to about being gay until he was 21.
Along the way, some people he thought were friends or potential allies bullied him, harassed him, and even sent him death threats. “I’m in a much better position now,” he said in an r/askgaybros thread. “I’m strong enough to fend and stand up for myself, but no matter what, no matter how long I’ve known the person, in the back of my mind there’s still that nervous energy when I’m around straight people.