Makes sense to me that people would be more comfortable coming out of their closets if they have friends who have already blazed the way. There's also the litt

Makes sense to me that people would be more comfortable coming out of their closets if they have friends who have already blazed the way. There's also the little detail that people tend to cluster based on interests and personality traits in the first place, so I could see many ending up in the same circles even if none of them were out yet.