I had people calling me faggot before I was old enough to know what the word meant. And when I did learn what it meant, there was no place I could go and nobody I could talk to about it. They didn't have support groups for gay teenagers back in those days. The gay community wouldn't have anything to do with kids. Even now, the people who work with gay kids have to be extremely careful.
People are much more accepting.
But a lot of attitudes have remained the same, and I'm not only talking about religious fundamentalists. If I ever find a life partner. But at the same time, these people wouldn't want me dating their son or their brother or their nephew. And they sure as hell wouldn't let me babysit their children. I'm a fag, and fags can't be trusted with kids.