Personally, I don't care where a date is set.
One time, I gave my potential date the choice of where we'd meet. She picked the hole-in-the-wall local hamburger place, and I've been in a relationship (two years and counting) with her since that date.
Actually, I think a date's setting can reflect the personality of whoever chose where to go. If you pick a classy, 5-star restaraunt for a first date, I'll think you just like spending money and are serious about things. If you pick a hole-in-the-wall hamburger joint, I'll think you're relaxed and pretty laid-back. I still don't care where we'd be, though.
I am homosexual. A lesbian, actually. If you have a problem with that, then it sucks for you. It's not your problem. It's not even a problem. I quite like it this way.