How is it that 40 years ago, in a High School of over 1500 students (grades 10-12), nobody knew anyone who was “gay”?
This is substantiated by years of reunion conversations, where we became aware of a few who “came out”.
The point is that the “norming” of flamboyant gays is the element that contributes to social response.
I agree with your conclusion that "norming" is a bad idea that will draw more kids into a degenerate lifestyle.
But when I went to large schools in the late 50s-early 60s, we were aware of several kids whom mainstream kids believed were gay or lesbian and who were teased or taunted for it. Some had crushes on best friends of the same sex, or were just geeky in general, or did role-confused things like playing with the edge of cross-dressing or, in one case, a female who signed up for shop class.
Funny thing is, easily half of the kids whom everyone thought were gay or lesbian actually married people of the opposite sex and had children normally, especially the ones who had a strong moral or religious community.
So there is something to say about bullying -- it's not a good thing to do to a kid for any reason, not just perceived gayness.