A slice of honesty from your friendly neighbourhood queer. With Pride season in full swing across the world, and in the spirit of resolving this dilemma, I’d like to share a few messages with straight men struggling to navigate their dynamic with a gay friend. He worries he’ll make it obvious that he’s over-thinking the interaction as he tries to come across as chill with. Maybe he’ll say something homophobic, or maybe he’ll be too careful.
On the other hand, the straight guy worries he’ll do something offensive.