Oh, I was hoping I could give counsel and encouragement, telling you it's ok to be gay, and that love knows no difference in race, gender, etc, etc. But it looks like that shall be unnecessary.

There are people out there that have a certain vibe, sense of charisma, an aspect that can draw other people in. People such as Martin Luther King Jr., The Dalai Lama, Kennedy (even Hitler unfortunately) and there are celebrities and even ordinary people that have the ability to draw people to them. This is just how some people are. Some people seem to be drawn to me, just because I'm a nice person, I call them my friends.

Perhaps it's having confidence in oneself that draws people to others, or who knows what attracts one person to another. But admiration, or having a sense of affection for someone else is not necessarily sexual. Perhaps there is something about this guy that makes you look up to him and admire him. Does that make you gay? No. Does that mean you can get to know him? Certainly. And you could find out that he's an ordinary person with good points that you can learn from and has flaws and things not to be admired about as well. So if you want to get to know him try talking to him.