That was a subtle, amused way to say that I was a sheltered, homeschooled person who had their eyes opened a little about the gay community via reading WoT. :P So it does happen. *points to self amusedly*
Gay characters are definitely hinted at through the books from pillow friends (stated fairly emphatically) to the two Shienarians who always wanted to work with each other. I thought RJ did a pretty good job of making it seem common place, not in-your-face, and a really good type of book for...