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In Canada, it's pretty (might even say very) accepted. There are LBGT rights and laws, organizations, events, etc.
Public Pride parades, that sort of stuff. With a huge turnout every year, in every city.
(Though there was one year I was blasted awake by Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" from outside, along with yelling and cheering. The paraders kept coming and didn't leave until half an hour later, (-_-) . Not the best thing to wake up to when you shouldn't be awake for 5 more hours)
I think it's fine, no problems with them; to each their own. I've got a few gay friends, I just have a few ground rules with them:
1. No coming onto me
2. Don't tell me your explicit fantasies of Ian Somerhandler or whoever
3. Don't fake to others that we're butt buddies
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Because LBGTs are a minority and not the norm, there's always going to be at least some opposition from others, wherever you are (even here in Canada). Also due to traditional and biological viewpoints, it makes sense for only a man and woman to be together. You can't naturally have a kid with 2 hot dogs or 2 donuts. It's this hardwired thinking and ingraining in society that gives LBGTs a rough time (how many children's storybooks do you find with a prince/princess vs. 2 princes?).
Usually it's the older generations, or youths that haven't matured and can think for themselves yet that are the biggest challengers. They are abrasive in thought, and highly influentual by what the media or others tell them to think. Don't tell me when you were 6-12, you weren't a little thrown off by LBGTs too, hey?
What matters is what you believe when you're an adult. I expect in the future, LBGTs will be even more accepted, but it won't be ubiquitous in approval like sliced bread for a very long time, if ever.