Over here we are about 10 years (at least) ahead of you guys in social freedom. Our former finance minister, and briefly prime minister, is gay, and he was from the conservative party. Btw. he was finance minister in a center-right coalition government with a prime minister (and priest) from the Christians Peoples party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per-Kristian_FossEdit: I feel the need to clarify that this post is not about politics, but only to show that a homosexual person can obtain, and be accepted in, a position of power and prestige in our society. Also, accepted across the political spectrum.