<p>Yes… but I also think it comes with a price. Definitely, more people are out today than in the past, but it also makes them a bigger target for homophobes. </p>
<p>I came out about 8 years ago, and I can tell you that there has been a fairly substantial change even in those 8 years. Under Bush, I never thought I’d see gay marriage in America. Now, I think my kids (or maybe just past my kids) will always assume gay marriage was the norm, just as we do with interracial marriage.</p>