Man, this is not even about being the gays or the straights. Being not-forced/pressured whatever into going for dates like that sounds like an excruciating experience. Her friends aren't even meaning ill, they're just trying to help her out how they think would be best and how they think she also wants to be helped because she doesn't say anything.
It's great she finally got the courage to do what she wanted to do, now to hope this doesn't end up in super drama.