Dez,
I'm happy you came out too,life is too short to have to live a lie just to make society,family and friends happy.
I have come to not care what one's sexual orientation,race or religion is.
You need to be happy for you,you need to be who you are.
If you come in contact with homophobics,then ditch them,if they are willing to learn,respect and accept you then those are the people worth being friends with.
I have several relatives that are gay,I love them,I do not care if they are gay or not.
Okay,enough of my ramblings,you get what I mean,right?
Welcome to PC,you will find a lot of fun and supportive people here.