Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30450220-20170626021526/@comment-24276094-20170731151705

Just because no one cares about it, doesn't mean it isn't a thing, Blake wants to blend in and not be judged, at all, so she has to appear normal, being in a relationship that isn't generally the norm would draw attention to herself, even if no one judged her for it, people notice things that are different, this would make her different, and she doesn't want to be treated any differently than anyone else. Peer pressure exists no matter what, no matter how progressive a society you live in, it will still be there whether we want it to be or not, even without anyone actively encouraging peer pressure, people are often afraid of being percieved as being different and will do what they can to avoid that. Its natural, and with Blake those fears are paired with the very real Faunus discrimination. The fear of being different and therefore being rejected will always be a part of society, besides, even if no one cares about LGBT stuff, her parents (yes she was estranged from them for a while but that doesn't preclude her from thinking of them and their approval), Kali in particular might be disappointed in "no grandchildren" and again this is completely natural, even tied into our long term survival instincts, so the closet can very much still be there even without as much in the way of heavy societal factors.