His expression sobered, and he nodded his head, leaning forward in his chair. "It's not completely accepted in 2008, honestly. I hid it for a very long time, even from myself because I was ashamed. It's not something I could fix, though." Explaining to a man from the 1960s that sexuality was genetic, part of the human makeup, and not a choice wasn't going to be easy. He wasn't even sure if it was possible. Jack would be better at it, but Ianto was convinced Jack could work miracles.
"I know better than to broadcast it here," he replied with a resigned sigh. "Or even talk about it. It's easier not to lie to my employer about it though, especially when he already knows I'm not... from around here." He paused as he felt the familiar sensation of someone walking up behind him, and plastered another somewhat fake, but authentically flirtatious smile on his face, and took the whiskey from the Bunny.
"But no, don't worry. I have no intentions of running a newspaper article about Jack." He paused, remembering. "You actually might have met him... at the race."