NJ writes:
I guess I'm not seeing the challenge or experiment in it.
I think the challenge here is to attempt to get a real feel for how another group of people feel. It has nothing to do with relative numbers. It has to do with whether or not you could leave a conversation with the other party assuming you are gay. Would it be no big deal at all to you? Or would it be hard to not shout "I am not gay!"? (btw, I know from personal experience that for me the latter choice is as hard to resist as not blinking)
The point is that after performing this experiment, you might think about. You might think what it would be like to be gay and have everyone assume you are straight. Anyhow, I hope this clarifies the point!
Doctor Bashir: "Of all the stories you told me, which were true and which weren't?"
Elim Garak: "My dear Doctor, they're all true"
Doctor Bashir: "Even the lies?"
Elim Garak: "Especially the lies"