Class of 2001 here. This was still a time where people could lose their jobs if they were outed. My middle school English lit teacher was forced to resign after certain parents made such a huge fuss after he was outed, and protested in their obsessive ultra-conservative "think of the children!" way

And thus the plot of "In & Out." I have a feeling that movie is probably considered quaint now.

One of my high school teachers was very slowly easing toward being out when I was there - had gotten to "open secret" stage. About ten years later he started a GSA. He was still the only out gay teacher for a long time after that. At his funeral his family and priest said ZERO about his being gay.