I got a bunch of family members that say these things a lot. One of them in particular calls back to moments in their youth where they were “surrounded by gay people” and implying that its a “vice” they fell into.

Granted this same family member also blames their former friends for their actual former bad habits (drinking, smoking, partying too hard, wasting money beyond their means), also implying they were forced into them, despite them clearly being envious of people doing them now.