In search for answers...

Hello! For my short research paper in university I am writing about accepting homosexuality in certain time and place, and I just hit a block at part explaining why gay people would hide their sexuality. I mean there is this belief that it would disappoint their parents or because of person's religion and so on about this universal explanations, but I'd like some more concrete answers, if that is okay. Like, maybe why did you hide it or why are you still hiding it, and also how did you hide/you're still hiding it, any method or something. Any answer would help. Thank you and sorry for my english :)(Hope this is okay and not offensive in any way if I post in here :) )