@Kokoro I agree on your point about different countries' handling LGBTQ+ related issues with different degree of severity and the impact it has on those directly affected. Still, I've a different perspective on which approach might prove as more effective for LGBTQ+ people to cope with their respective societies' "homophoby & Co". In this regard I like Jaehyuk's mindset: he doesn't give a sh** about who might think what about him being gay or what-not. And that's the best way to handle all the assh**** of this world - their opinion is worth nothing, and this message needs to be delivered to them!
As not personally affected by Garam's fears of coming out, I might not wholly understand him, but: what he suffered in his past surely isn't much different from being mobbed - and here I have a first-hand experience (in Germany, by the way). Hiding in a corner doesn't fix anything. To change smth, Garam needs to start with himself: he needs to change his own perception of being gay, stop thinking too much about how others might view him. 'Cause, really, the majority wouldn't care at all, and a handful of assh**** can't be too dificult to handle - his ex Garam could handle on his own just fine. So, it's not about changing others, but one's own precious self. And that's what Jaehuyk is trying to do: help Garam this way.
As not personally affected by Garam's fears of coming out, I might not wholly understand him, but: what he suffered in his past surely isn't much different from being mobbed - and here I have a first-hand experience (in Germany, by the way). Hiding in a corner doesn't fix anything. To change smth, Garam needs to start with himself: he needs to change his own perception of being gay, stop thinking too much about how others might view him. 'Cause, really, the majority wouldn't care at all, and a handful of assh**** can't be too dificult to handle - his ex Garam could handle on his own just fine. So, it's not about changing others, but one's own precious self. And that's what Jaehuyk is trying to do: help Garam this way.