English translations below. Hope this helps. A: Here’s something I’ve been wondering about. A stranger realizes that you’re gay and asks “You’re gay?” Has it ever happened to anyone? T: It’s happened to me before. Someone asked“do you have a girlfriend?” So I answered “I don’t have a ‘girlfriend’”. “Then you must be gay”. “Yes, I am.” I: How about you Alan-kun? A: Many times. I’ve been told things like “wow you look kind of gay.” I’m like “yeah, of course I am”. Then they’ll be like “uwaa”. Have it happened to you guys? K: Yeah, with customers. “You don’t have a girlfriend?”. Then I’ll be like“No, I don’t”. “Wait, does that mean that you like guys?” I: Isn’t that too fast? A: It’s basically like that. K: Some will be vague about their answers. Others will say“actually, I am.” A: Are the responses completely different depending on the person? K: Those who I can come out to, they are people who I know will understand so it’s not a big deal. But people who hear from others and ask “are you the nichome-type (gay district in Tokyo)?” That doesn’t feel good. A: When I was on the train with my male friend who was also gay, there was an old man who was like “you’re gross, are you gay?” That was quite humiliating. Because everyone’s watching. T: You can’t escape. A: You can’t escape and you also can’t make a disgusted expression so you have to endure it. K: I can never agree with those people, but also feel that it can’t be helped that prejudice exists. T: Even if it’s ordinary for prejudice to exist, I don’t want the things being said to be taken as ordinary. People who say those words are saying it on purpose to hurt someone. Some will hurt others. There are people who make the wrong choices in the world. R: If each person can understand that they could potentially be discriminating someone, then I think everyone can be more peaceful. A: Agreed. K: You’re right.
私自身、今オーストラリアに住んでいるゲイですが、恋人がいるかいないかとかのそんなごく普通の会話の中でもDo you have a girlfriend or boyfriend? って、どの国の人も聞いてくれるような気がします。もちろん日本にもそういう聞き方してくれる人はたくさんいると思うけど、オーストラリアの方が性的少数派の人もいるっていう認知度が高い気がします。