If you're gay, it will probably be widely accepted in today's modern society. Homosexuality is no longer such a taboo subject like it was even just 20 years ago. I spoke to two guys, one openly gay, one straight and asked them for their outlook on homosexuality today.
Twenty-year-old Jacob is openly gay and came out when he was 16. He started by telling friends at school and then his parents.
"My parents are fine with it, as are all my friends," he said.
In nearly five years, Jacob has only been subjected to abuse on one occasion. This was on Facebook and the result of a classmate posting homophobic comments on a status. The Primary Teaching student's family stood up for him, telling the girl where to 'stick her opinions'.
"Most people these days don't see people as being 'gay'," Jacob said.
Attitudes certainly are changing. In the 1980s, more awareness was made of HIV and AIDS- even more so after the death of Freddie Mercury in 1991. His bandmates formed The Mercury Phoenix Trust which has raised millions for various AIDS charities.
24-year-old Martin is a student secondary school teacher from Leeds. He has been with his girlfriend, Kara, for two years.
He told me that there are several openly gay students at the school he works at, both male and female.
"It doesn't make them any different to any other student and they aren't bullied or avoided by any of their classmates. Their sexuality is accepted by them." Martin said.
Martin also said he would never judge anyone based on their sexuality. While he's not gay himself, he believes in gay rights.
"There is no need for people to be treated any differently just because of their sexual preferences. Events like 'Pride' in Manchester show that attitudes are changing."
Gay celebrities in the media are also changing attitudes. Take Nick Grimshaw, brought in by BBC Radio 1 to replace Chris Moyles on the breakfast show to attract a younger audience. Grimshaw, along with Scott Mills (he is also openly gay), are popular fixtures on Radio 1 and attract around six million listeners on a regular basis.
Homophobia still exists sadly, though. People unwilling to accept that there are people in society that are of a different sexual orientation of them.
@homophobes names and shames people on Twitter tweeting homophobic comments. Would you be offended if you saw these tweets on your timeline?
Comments like this are luckily quite rare and homosexuality is accepted by most members of society. It's not a disease and it doesn't make anyone any less of a person.