I'm a gay, male, transvestite, lesbian, podophilic, racist, homosexual, transgender, anti-semite, anti-gun, left-wing liberal, trans whatever I did last time, POS.
Fear is like a warning system purposed to alert us to danger. The ability to recognize it and adjust to a practical solution to eliminate it often times might require an action that might repulse us but is required.
Making every effort to avoid confrontations is recommended and once this is your plan people with other plans cause their own shit storm.