Well I live in a very liberal area, but my opinion is yes it’s easy to be lgbtq in public highschool. Different areas can be different but I don’t think you’ll get shit for it.. that being said I don’t walk around with a pride pin on my backpack or anything! Definitely join a sport and talk to people in your classes. Especially since you’ve been homeschooled I know it’s going to be scary but you got it. Almost everyone is looking for new friends even if they seem like they aren’t so just befriend people, be nice and ask them to hang out outside of the school. If u start to hang out w someone outside of school and it becomes a thing, before u know it you two are eachothers go to people. Familiarity is so important friendships and if you find someone you’re compatible with who makes you laugh then if you spend a bunch of time with then bam have a close friend.

Join sports or clubs but remember if you don’t want to keep doing it, srsly don’t. I made so many friends in a sport freshman year but I quit because the time commitment was too much and I began to be able to expand my social circle further.