Is it normal for a man to wear short shorts in public?

Is it normal for a male to wear short shorts in public? I love denim daisy dukes, tight volleyball shorts, stretchy swimwear (which a girlfriend of mine called them my "glorified underwear" and even old style buruma. I wear all of those around my family at home and they are used to it. I have the urge all the time to just tuck my butt into one or any of these and wear them every day. Not just at the beach but in most public places and settings. I want to drop the inhibitions and just strut my legs and my curvy butt in public in any of those bottoms. Most of my girlfriends and even some male friends say I look hot in them but honestly what "need" would be for that at the CVS? It's hard for me to find a place to flaunt it in this modern culture. I have worn them at the beach with minimal criticisms and even some flattering looks from girls but I can't find a place where I would notcftbe called horrible names ("faggot" or whatever) Do I need to relocate to for instance Vegas or a San Fran? It seems like an awkward thing to do in my hometown. Or is it just crazy in general? My girlfriends love me in them but sometimes I think they are just saying it for shallow flattery. I have no idea what setting to wear them at these odays. I would just love to have my legs and my booty on display more often. Where does one begin to open up about it?