Journeyman
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I think there's a more general acceptance of diversity now than there was even 10 years ago. It isn't that long ago that a pop star would be outed as being gay in the front page of the Sunday papers and it would be almost treat as some national scandal. Nowadays, I doubt that would happen.
That's certainly true - the world is becoming a much more tolerant and accepting place, and it's very good to see. There's still a long way to go, but it's improving all the time.
30 years ago when I was at school, the place was absolutely rife with homophobic bullying - even from the teachers - and Section 28 made it impossible for the school to address it properly. Nowadays, my kids' school is full of people happy to be openly gay, there's a Stonewall group, and plenty of discussion and teaching on diversity and difference, and it's a WAY better environment to be in. Bullying someone because of their sexuality is now seen as completely beyond the pale by both staff and 99.9999999% of the kids.