Not all gay people are afraid to stand up for themselves. Personally, I would rather die than be treated differently by homophobic closeted gay men. Studies have shown over and over again that the most virulent homophobes are closeted gay men who cannot accept themselves.

The evolution of gay bashing

We left for the dinner bringing wine
Laughing as we walked to the subway in the evening sun
Watching people as we rode talking lowly
The escalator raising us to an evening of fun
Friendly insults met us upon arrival
Hugs and kisses all around the food
Jokes abound in familiar atmosphere
Talk of local violence done recently ignored
Drunken laughter changes subject
The time to leave comes too quickly
Promises of brunch on the morrow ring around
We walk to the subway in companionship of lovers
We walk in ten years of love
Hand in hand we remembered the evening
Approached by someone asking for a cigarette
We continued on saying we have none
His friends gather around us in a multitude
Twenty feet from the entrance we tried to run
I turned at the flash of a knife and muttered threat
I turned to you as you yelled in frustration
Back to back we faced discrimination
Back to back we protected each other
Neither willing to give in to this treatment without question
Both willing to die for the other
Without question
In the face of courage weakness was easily seen
In the face of fighting back they backed off
In pride we walked on