The manga moves on from this quickly and to my recollection there’s not another hint at it again. It’s an unfortunate moment but it’s MEANT more as a joke at the notion of being gay and being in the Red Ribbon Army, which is a stand-in for Nazis, & Communists, two groups that persecuted gay people
This doesn’t excuse it, but it contextualizes it. Between it being written in the 80s and the intent being more of a comment on the hypocrisy, I personally can get past it easily.
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