Xaviers!

"Well, no, not exactly. I just fell out of crush. Also, she started dating girls and I realized I didn't have a shot anyway."

"Oh, I see. There seems to be a lot of that going around."

"Much to the dismay of the single hetero males in attendance," he chuckled.

"Do you suppose it is contagious?"

"What? No. I mean, stranger things have happened, but it's likely just coincidence. Or college experimentation."

"Well, it is not a thing we see in Symkaria, so it is all very...strange to me."

"Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. You're just in a country where people feel free to be open about it," he said without judgment.

"Mmm, I don't know. That doesn't sound right."

"What would happen if a gay couple came out in your country? Would they be accepted like I believe mutants are?"

"It would generally be frowned upon, I am afraid."

"Hence the hiding. But I'm not judging. America may be more open to that, but too many people still feel stigmatized."