Gay marriage was only legalized in the US in 2015. Barack Obama couldn't openly support gay marriage in 2012 or 2008 due to political repercussions. Matthew S

Gay marriage was only legalized in the US in 2015. Barack Obama couldn't openly support gay marriage in 2012 or 2008 due to political repercussions. Matthew Shepard was killed in 1998 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard) In my 90s high school slurs like f*g, etc were commonplace. It cropped up in popular media like Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (where now its bleeped)