re: Is there really an "underground" gay male scene amongst the young professionals in BR?

Most likely not. I don't think that most single men here are, just that there are closeted ones who fake it. Someone on another page asked if that was the case in BR? Yes, I'm sure these guys this applies to are too ashamed to come out in a conservative, southern college town like this. Some of them are well-known in BR (socially and professionally), and it would put a damper on their image if it came out that they were gay. I personally don't care. There are plenty of single men. Just bringing up a topic that's not really discussed here bc it's interesting.