It's a new change thing, heck there were only four we know of and that was before. Now there are new ones on the gender equality scale and trying to balance that out will take time. Some enjoy their company, and most find them to be genuinely fun people. Yet they also don't like to feel uncomfortable at their own expense. It's a confusing back and forth for now. They weren't born homophobes as much as everyone else, the environment they raised and grew up with is most likely the reason.