In a perfect world it wouldn&#x27;t be, because it wouldn&#x27;t make a difference.<p>Although things are better these days than there were, there is not complete equality - and I am not speaking legally.<p>There is no need to &quot;come out&quot; to your friends and family that you are straight and like girls (if you are male and vice versa).<p>Until there is no bigotry, until there is literally no difference in what sex you prefer, then something like this will have an effect on your life, thus it <i>may</i> have played a part in Tim&#x27;s view regarding his current position.