Ugh, tell me about it. I hope to tell him someday. When he "came out" to me last year, I told him that, despite our differences, I still loved him as a brother and friend. As a result, I believe he's living under the impression that I somewhat support the alphabet soup community.
He confides in me to hear him out, but I haven't done the same in my own Faith and beliefs. I don't want to destroy the integrity of our friendship, but if I can't "come out" to him, I fear I'll destroy our friendship by being too "nice" to him.
Other people have done it. I need to do the same. It's been about a year since he's revealed this part of himself to me. I need to be brave. Thank you, brother, for making me think about this.