You're still not following. I'll give one more shot at explanation. By "acknowledging" I'm not referring to straights coming out they're straight, I'm referring to them making note of, commenting on, showing interest in, "caring" as someone said earlier, about a gays making public their gayness. The double standard is somehow that gays are to be admired and celebrated for coming out, but straights have some deep seated issues for paying attention to the publication