"I don't think I know any gay people"

[liberalpragmatist]

... this made me laugh.

I work as a research assistant on an epidemiological study of HIV-positive men. I'm straight, but obviously, many of our study participants are gay, which intrigues and baffles my parents -- who are Asian -- to no end.

My dad the other day asked me what it's like working around gay people. "Um... normal, I guess," came my reply. "They're pretty much what you'd expect of a broad range of people." I kind of gave him a "WTF" look.

That's what prompted the statement written in the subject heading.

Anybody else have funny experiences with parents, relatives or friends claiming not to know anybody who's gay?