Look and see if the school has any clubs like the Gay-Straight Alliance, or anything, check if the surrounding community has a decent GLBT community, with things like Gay and Lesbian Centers...these things may be able to help give him support if he feels like he's being ostricized in school due to his sexual orientation.
Unfortunately, in our society people aren't very chill with this, especially in highschool. Open your ears and try and count how many times you hear "fag" and "dyke" and any other derogatory term for homosexuals in a day in any fucking highschool in the country.
Let him know that it's not a big deal, but some people aren't open minded. Be candid with him. Lend him your friendship and support- often times not being able to tell anyone or being ridiculed in the case some assholes find out could cause some serious grief.
If you want to see something sad...check out the suicide rates for young homosexuals and bisexuals compared to other teens. Very, very sad numbers that never get spoken too.
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