Oh certainly. But how the current environment is around the college, even if it was super liberal, wouldn't matter much if Maya doesn't feel comfortable sharing that info.
Here`s the thing,Maya could have,like Josy did,say that she is in a relationship without giving up that she has a gf,she could even say that this relationship is not really working(which creates a bit of a problem-why go against her father for something that doesn`t even make her happy?To preserve her identity maybe?meh,ok).
The way it`s written dealt a blow to Maya`s character,it didn`t really had to,maybe DPC didn`t thought this through,maybe he wanted to give her a flaw,who knows.
The whole lgb+ stuff is not exactly a cheap drama but it is an outdated cliche,in reality you gonna get bullied,possibly even destroyed if you`re not on board with the rainbow,not if you are a homo-sexual,that`s the reality.This however is a work of fiction and in this universe nobody gets hurt for being gay but making fun of it is still accepted