This depends on where you are, how old you are, your school's attitude, the level of support you have, among many other factors.
The UK Guardian newspaper recently did a survey of a few thousand gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender student, and found that 94% of these students had been bullied verbally or physically. A further 46% had been abused physically or sexually while 17% had received death threats.
These statistics do not make it sound easy to be openly gay at school. The reality is, the article is right. It is very hard being openly gay in most schools and you will often face a lot of discrimination and prejudice. In particular, single-sex schools are more homophobic than co-educational schools.
Having strong support from friends and teachers, and having guidance from counsellors and parents can make the journey easier for you.
There has not been an openly gay president for the United States of America. President Obama is the first president to openly support gay rights, but he is not gay himself.
As of 2014, there has never been an openly gay president, but Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir of Iceland is the world's first openly gay prime minister.
He is openly gay.
He is openly gay musician.
Yes, he openly gay.
You can be openly gay in the militaries of most western countries, including the United States.
The first openly gay person in the world was Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin.
A recent survey by the New Zealand Colmar Brunton poll shows that 78% of openly gay people have experienced discrimination sometime in their lives. It also states that 91% of openly gay teenagers have experienced bullying or some form of prejudice while at school.
Yes, he's openly gay.
Yes. She is openly gay.
Freddie Mercury was openly gay.
Colfer is openly gay and shared on Access Hollywoodthat his parents were accepting of him but he was bullied at school.