"Her reaction should be representative of the reactions I get from others in my circle."
I would not count on this ^^^ at all. I know of plenty of seemingly "open minded" people who have some type of "issue" that they are simply blind to. Abortion, religion, politics, gays/gay rights. And those are just the most common ones. Inevitably some of your friends will accept you with no reservations and some won't. Everyone is different.
Ultimately, you have to be happy with yourself. If you let your friends' opinions dictate what makes YOU happy, it won't be long before some won't want to hang around with you.
Hope it all works out for you.
