Pretended to be gay

After a few weeks after attending the club, someone finally asked me what I was. I told them I was gay. They introduced me to other LGBT people at school, and I ended up being great friends with everyone. They would invite me to hang out during the weekends to parties, festivals, concerts, or just to go smoke weed in our parents' garages.
In my 20s, I pretended to be gay and deceived a saleswoman to get a discount on an expensive couch. I recently told my friends that anecdote, and my LGBTQ friends took offense. Even though I've.