And as for jake being gay or not, or accepting it or not, just mind your own business and do something other than debate someone's sexuality. Let him be, for gods sakes.
The tone of your post comes across as quite angry or at least frustrated and I can certainly appreciate why you would wish that people didn't spectulate about Jake's private life. I've been purposely trying not to get into the "is he, isn't he" debate about Jake to any great degree on this thread because I don't want it to detract from the main topic of discussion.
However, we are on a thread discussing society's acceptance of homosexuality on a forum that is inspired by BBM and where the lives of Jake and Heath in particular are followed in quite significant detail. It therefore seems almost inevitable that Jake will be suggested as an example of how potentially society's failure to accept LGBT people can force individuals to remain closeted. Of course, if he is gay or bisexual then coming out is a personal decision and process, it has to be the right time for him. But at the same time if he is gay or bi and not disclosing that then I think that actually would say something very powerful about his perceptions of how that information would be regarded.
On a slightly more tangential note - there seems to be some feeling that people want to know his sexual orientation to satisfy their own curosity or gratification. While I think this does play a part, I also think for LGBT folks that having a successful, attrative, smart (and out!) young guy like Jake would be a really inspiring thing. For teens in particular having those role models makes all the difference - it gives you a sense of hope and determination to get through what can be a tough time of self-discovery and acceptance.
I remember kd lang making a comment along the lines of "Nobody pays me to be a lesbian or a vegan but it comes with the job" and at that point I was so grateful to her because really, back in 95/96 when I was struggling to find other people who were like me and would accept me, there weren't that many out gay celebrities and even fewer lesbian ones. There were probably a lot more than I realised but in the days before I had access to the internet and the only gay books in my small town library were "Tales of the City" she and Martina were the only role models I could find without having to look too hard.
I seem to have turned this into a
"won't somebody think of the children!!!" commentary but actually, I stand by it because I remember how damn hard it was to be 14 and whether they like it or not, people who are so in the public eye and consciousness have a huge capacity to make a difference