Not really. When I was young the tide was still in the process of turning, and they still weren't really all that commonly open about stuff like that to the public.

I didn't so much need LGB role models specifically, as heterosexual role models were more than capable of instilling the kind of traits and principles one would expect from a positive role model.

However I agree that the climate is a fair bit more dangerous for LGB youth nowadays with the gender cult actively trying to sterilize them to get their rocks off. A positive LGB role model would likely be more necessary to help kids navigate the flood of extremely malicious misinformation being spewed at them 24/7.