It has been quite an important year for homosexuality in the hip hop community the last two years. From Frank Ocean coming out (more or less) as bisexual, to “Same Love” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, being one of the most important songs in the country; shooting up to the top five on the pop, hip hop and rap charts.

But it is not just the music that is causing a sensation, much less a song that I did not think would play on the radio, but the hip hop community as a whole is seeing a change in attitude towards homosexuality.

Since A $ AP Rocky’s change of mind, “I don’t discriminate against anyone because of their sexual preference, because of the color of their skin … that’s immature.”

For Jay-Z’s position, “What people do in their own homes is their business, and you can choose to love who you love.”

Even Eminem, someone known for his homophobic lyrics, has come out in support of gay marriage: “If two people love each other, then what the hell? I think everyone should have a chance to be equally miserable, if they want to.”

But let’s not forget that Em performed with Elton John at the 2001 Grammy Awards, amidst the GLAAD protests.

But Hip Hop hasn’t always been like this, as we all know. It wasn’t long ago that homophobia was at an all-time high in hip hop and apparently all rappers and hip hop fans uttered the words “no homo” and “pause.” A few years ago there was no way we would hear a song like “Same Love” adopted by the hip hop community. And there’s definitely no way we’re going to see Jay-Z talk about gay marriage. Can you imagine a rapper in 2003 saying “I don’t care if people call me gay”, that would never work?

I attribute hip hop’s change of mind to the “climate change” that is happening to American attitudes about homosexuality.

A July Gallop poll found support for gay marriage to be 54% among Americans. Compare that to a 2011 Pew poll, where support was 45%.

This all brings me to something that is in the news right now, Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee and his encounters with transvestites. Once again, Mr. Cee was caught with a transvestite, but this time there was an audio recording of everything and it was posted on YouTube.

Mister Cee decided to quit Hot 97, a place he’s been in for 20 years. Mister Cee is a legend. He hosts one of the best radio shows and was the DJ for Big Daddy Kane, he also executive produced Biggie’s “Ready to Die.” In other words, it’s a huge part of hip hop. But what happened after Mr. Cee’s recent trial and resignation even took me by surprise.

Mr. Cee received nothing but love from all his fans.

In an interview with the director of the Hot 97 show, Ebro, Mister Cee spoke about why he had never discussed the subject before and his fears.

“My whole dilemma has always been, are they still going to look at me the same way?” Said Mister Cee.

A fear that is understandable for a man who has been in Hip Hop for years. But things have changed, people don’t care. And with that, Mister Cee was back on the air at 12pm, his usual time.

Does all of this mean we’ll be seeing a gay mainstream rapper soon? I don’t think so, at least not yet. I’m sure it will happen, but I’m sure it’s hard for someone to feel accepted, especially in a culture that was so unwelcoming to homosexuals. But a path is being made, and that is a start.