You can also moisturize and get a skincare routine. I don't know why guys think that it's gay. I'm mad at myself for not getting one sooner as it makes my skin basically glow, and it will help with anti-aging when I have to worry about that in a decade or so.. It's gay to think that having nice skin is gay.
UV light passes through hair pretty well. It'd technically lower your odds, but it's so small that it's generally too much trouble. If you are really concerned, then you should just get an odorless sunscreen as it does a better job. I've been considering buying one myself as I would like to get a bit more pale. Your friend in trying to get one would be Asian forums as being pale (And using sunscreen) is a big thing in beauty there. There are huge communities that discuss the best sunscreen.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22090417
Also, the second half of your comment doesn't make any sense.