i'm not that man

"There are people who have said that I’m being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption, basically of gay rights but with all due respect I humbly dissent, I’m not being brave, I’m being a decent human being. And I don’t think I should receive an award for that or for merely stating what I believe to be true, that love is a human experience not a political statement, however, I acknowledge that sadly we live in a world where not everybody feels the same. My family and I will help the good fight continue until that long awaited moment arrives, when our rights are equal and when the political limits on love have been smashed." - Anne Hathaway receiving an award at the 2008 HRC Los Angeles Dinner

I had a friend of mine come out to me today. We've been friends for about six years now and I have no idea why she would be, but she was afraid to tell me. She had only told three other friends before me, not even her family, so I can understand why it was daunting. She told me she was scared because she didn't know how I'd react though. I don't know why she'd feel that way when most of my friends are gay or bisexual. I don't even see it as a big deal or any kind of deal, really. To me, it was just like, "Oh, cool. Let's get some ice cream."
She'd been keeping it in since she was 14 or 15 and she told me that when she had finally told someone a few months ago, she started crying because she had tried to suppress it for so long and now it was out and done with. Our high school wasn't exactly gay-friendly and I just felt horrible, like I should have been there for her, not that I even knew at the time. People shouldn't be scared or made to feel small over this.
Then I found this quote and it summed up my feelings exactly. Sexual orientation doesn't define someone. It doesn't change their personality so why does it change people's perspective of them? Love in any form is still love.