I dont’ know if Americans are more open to it, or if it’s just everywhere. It does seem that every tv show has at least one homosexual character. Warehouse 13, a favorite show of mine just added a new gay character. For now particular reason I could see. The show is not about these people’s private lives at all.
When I was a kid in the 50’s, we dealt with these scum just like any other scoundrels. The fact that our society now enshrines perversion is a clear sign of our nation’s downfall.