“The question posed is very simple, but very important, did that young person know we are gay? What is interesting, is that the question is more important than the answer, which we may never get. I assume this young person didn’t know we are a gay couple living here and that it was not motivated by homophobia. The fact that this is a question which a 29-year-old gay man will ask is very telling of how we feel we are received by a community, and the possible presence of homophobic behaviour that may be present or is directed towards the LGBTQ+ community.”