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People are coming to terms with it more and more these days; as a result, I seem to notice more people who aren’t heterosexual – although that may well be because they don’t feel scared to speak up anymore. So I wouldn’t say people ‘dislike’ them, it’s just that they find it difficult to accept with it being different from the norm. Anyone who gives people with different sexual preferences a hard time (unkindly) is showing bullying qualities, something which unfortunately exists in some people… and their targets may well be different for any reason.

It’s not so much the same as racial discrimination in the sense that I know of people who are hesitant simply because they’ve been brought up with quite strong religious (Catholic) beliefs. But I think you should accept people for their personalities, as everyone is entitled to make their own decisions. I’m friends with a few people outside this area who happen to be either bisexual or gay.