Yeah a lil bit surprising, would like to hear from others but I have a good buddy I've known for almost 2 decades now who grew up Catholic in the south, dated a girl in high school, they kissed but didn't go any further. He came out in college, as someone born and raised in the South that's tough to do but of course we embraced him and didn't think of him any differently.
One of my questions was, when he was dating that girl, did he ever feel any romantic feelings towards her? He said he was partially experimenting, and trying to fit in at the same time, though that kiss to him felt like a hug from a friend; no strong feelings attached but not 'repulsive' and disgusting like Nisaka felt.