One thing I find encouraging on here!

[Thumpalumpacus]

I think one thing that is happening is that as it becomes more acceptable to come out, homophobes are discovering that they know many more gay folk than they had thought, including, often, their own children. And while some of them will shun them out of kneejerk bigotry, many are, I think, taking to heart the idea that gayness is a a character trait, but not a flaw.