Context: It took all the courage I had to introduce my girlfriend as my girlfriend to people when she was visiting . I lost a guy I thought was a friend because of it , and I ' m sick of that shit . It is an odd struggle between pushing myself to not hide , and at the same time deciding to hold off on telling people so that they will not instantly categorize me as simply the gay girl . D is living close by , which is both good and bad .
Question: What may be the reason for their hesitance ?
Option 0: Because they are just shy .
Option 1: Because it 's not easy to be gay .
Option 2: None of the above choices .
Option 3: Because they are ashamed .
Answer: 1