I first met openly gay men in college. some friends and I lived in a large house, with the many rooms divided into separate rentals, and one common area. Two of the men were 'lovers' although they broke up before long. Talk about bitchiness - they were more catty than junior high school girls.
The more flamboyant of the two then quickly found another guy, and I remember seeing him twice with black eyes and a bruised face. May first inkling that homosexuals lifestyle is actually not very "gay."
One place we lived, there was a duplex house across the street owned by our same landlord. One half had a gay male couple that were quiet and the other half was empty for renovations. Then it was rented to another gay male couple and soon all hell broke loose......................