Is being Gay and open more dangerous now?

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Not where I live. I recently moved from Washington DC to Lexington, Kentucky. While I have been out for many years, I have always been a bit circumspect depending on the circumstances. Since moving, I decided that (1) I'm married, (2) I'm old, (3) I expect people not to treat me any differently than they would a similarly situated straight person, and (4) while the place is more behind the times, I personally don't want to go backwards. So I have been much more straightforward - no more unspecific "partner" or coy "spouse" in conversation, I say "husband/he." Which really, isn't any different than now straight people present. I have had a few occasional um/ur/hurp/durp initial responses, but everyone has recovered quickly. I expect to be treated a certain way, and for the most part by just acting normal I am getting it.

So no, in this part of the American south, it is not more difficult to be gay and open.