men's briefs

a somewhat serious question, when (if at all) in North America be a time when men would have societal freedom to wear any type of underwear/swimwear (even if it includes briefs, bikinis briefs, thongs, tanga briefs, g/c strings, etc) without being judged by the society (both men & women) as GAY...

Underwear choice can depend on various factors but on a general note, I want to ask if men wearing smaller underwear (like briefs/bikinis/tanga briefs, etc) is considered gay in western world? as I think wearing briefs type underwear is perfectly normal (not associated with being gay or...