That many people? There's only 3300 where I live. You know if there Christians they shouldn't judge you and they should love you anyways and if they don't then you know, yes they will talk to you until there blue in the face but you in turn have to explain why you feel the way you do, they won't understand unless you tell them how you feel. I think you live in a town big enough you won't be the topic of conversation for everyone, my town yeah every body knows every body lol 😁. When you feel like you are getting some anxiety stepping away from the trigger helps a good bit. Have your parents ever bad mouthed gay people, like going down the road or in a shopping center, you know like look at those two there going to hell for sure or something like that. That would be a good indicator on how they feel about homosexuality in general, I will say I wasn't happy until I became who I was hiding from, I wish you all the best in the world and if you need a ear to listen I am a good listener and talker to from the size of this message lol 😁
Love
Rick