Just a joke, lighten up.
Here is a reason I give to my gay friends- Do you really want big brother having a list of who all is gay? Do you want to be on some government's list? What happens if by some weird twist of fate, you get some Fred Phelps type person in charge?
“What happens if by some weird twist of fate, you get some Fred Phelps type person in charge?”
Or a mullah...