Yes...openly is the key word here. While I would really be concerned if any of my kids teachers were gay, I have no control over that. Unfortunately, its part of our new order these days. There was a day when the gay community kept their pursuation to themselves and I would respect that. The problem is that today most social groups outside the traditional genres if you will are screaming to be legitimized. Its just granstanding and not neccessary. Ive actually come across a few gays that agree with that concept 100 percent.