Wow - this really IS the FUN forum
Seriously, there is wwwaaayyy too much censorship in the 'real' world, without bringing it to this forum...
Everyone is a racist, a sexist, a homophobic, a this-ist and a that-ist to an extent - FACT. I've met gay men who DESPISE lesbians, for example...
Wherever there is a difference in appearence or lifestyle, there is an opportunity for an 'ism', and everyone is guilty.
Problems only occur when individuals find it hard to control their prejudices and display them in a threatening or violent manor - only then (in my eyes) does it become unacceptable. Everyone has a right to like or dislike whatever or whomever the hell they want. Even in a world where this right may be taken away, people would STILL feel the same on the inside - it's human nature.
The jokes I've seen on this board whether it be about gay dudes, fat dudes, ugly dudes, women dudes, he/she dudes etc are pretty mild and find it hard to believe anyone could take any real offence.
I feel a bit bad for Parallax, as I think he may have come down to earth with a bit of a bump with some of the responses to his posts for this thread, and I hope it doesn't make him feel the community dislikes him for ANY reason, BUT I also think all that has been said (mainly by Jan and Chris) is pretty much bang on the nail.
Parallax - nobody here is going to berate or applaud you for being gay. It is how you are made, and that's fine. You may find resistance here (and most other boards) if you sabotage certain threads by going off-topic to satisfy your own agenda, and I think this is the real reason that people have reacted harshly to you on this occasion.
If you REALLY are that interested in who here is gay or not, start a new thread in the general forum - hell, start a poll

Just PLEASE don't fall into the gay stereotype of bringing your sexuality into everything you talk about here or it will probably just be ignored and people really will start treating you differently.
PEACE
Tonka