
It's more of an self inflicted homophobia, this happens many times in the community to make oneself more "normal" one starts hating or discriminating bcoz that's what the society demands or that's the only way the person feels "normal"
though I agree the whole romantic partner approach is kinda off bcoz this is something that should be addressed b4 the person goes for a relationship

I would agree to it if it was just abt the call but the part where he was interested in whether chris had sex or not makes me think it's more than just being in an uncomfortable environment
But again maybe it is bcoz after reading all these kind of comics my mind is going for the typical explanation
I don't know how I feel about the homophobe-being-gay-all-along trope... It just doesn't sit well with me. Wish the guy would become friends with his coworkers and accept them without the need for a romantic relationship that makes him reconsider his intolerance