I am 14 years old (year 9), and yesterday as i with my group of friends in school a year 11 who was gay approached us, i did not know him at all but my friends told me he was gay as he walked towards us, as he eventually got to us for some reason i felt a bit uncomfortable, i had no idea what came over me. I did not hate the guy at all he seemed completely fine and was cool, he did not really talk to me or any of us, just said hi and walked off. But my friends notice i was getting a bit uncomfortable and nervous, i was sitting awkwardly they said, i don't actually recall what i was doing but i do know that i was uncomfortable, they then said that i was a homophobe and said some mean stuff to me, i tried explaining to them that it was the first gay person who has ever come that close to me. But i was thinking about it again and i may think i was just a bit uncomfortable because it was the first time i have been that close to a gay person, conscious he was gay. But i mean i dont hate the guy, i dont think he is should die because he is gay or anything like that, but for some reason he just made me feel uncomfortable. Am I a homophobe? I really dont want to be because i like my friends and they completely support gays, and i do to i dont mind if a gay couple get married fine with me, but i am still clueless as to why i was uncomfortable around that gay boy who came to my group. Can you tell me if i am a homophobe? and maybe why i felt uncomfortable? like i said before this was the closest i have been to a gay person and knowing that he was gay. maybe dont try and say hate towards me as i am young and most likely when i grow will encounter more gay people and things might change, but i sure do want to get a better understanding of why i was uncomfortable around this gay person. any ideas are appreciated :D also i do not mean to offend anyone if you are offended and want me to take this topic down that is fine.