Yeah, you're both there for companionship, love, sex, whatever. And both might be a little nervous...
"What should I wear? Will they like me?" Blah blah blah.
So, there are some commonalities, of course.
However, there are all kinds of things involved, when you're "playing a role" that you don't normally play -- if ever before. If you're a hetero guy, well, you've been the guy when it comes to dating/relationships. You're used to that. That's what you've been doing all along.
Well, little do you know, there's a whole *other* thing going on, on the GG side of things!
Years ago I went on some dates with an openly-gay male, while I was totally en femme. We kept it to LGBT places... Yet I still had to walk in the "vanilla" part of the city to get there. It's not like there was a "gay section," per se... Just a regular city, with LGBT bars & clubs peppered throughout. So, out amongst the muggles -- while all dolled-up, on a date with a man.
Luckily we always kept it after sunset.
It was interesting & fun, for sure. It's like the whole inverse of what you're used to.
And you're not there to have a GG get more interested in you, or whatever. Nope. You need to get a *guy* to get more interested in you... And we respond to some different things.