I really hope someone reads this... Even if it is horrible since it's 5 AM and I'm half asleep.
There is a thread for straight people, I believe it's called "Girls/Gyys/Relationships"
http://smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=127637
I do agree about the whole genre of gays purposely portraying stereotypes, it's somewhat irritating. But there are some who that's how they've always been. Also, the issue with homosexuality is it's an invisible trait, at times blatant flamers are simply trying to let people know without being direct.
On either side though, you get the ones who talk too much about their sexuality. I can say I'm equally annoyed with both sides of the orientation fence with how much I hear about how much sex someone gets. If I cared, I'd ask.
I prefer the method I have in regards to my homosexuality, which is that I don't particularly try to hide it, but my life doesn't revolve around it.
I also admit that I find minority pride to be completely contradictory. Pride to me comes off as condescending, and thusly exclusive. The mentality is "Embrace us for being the same and accept our differences." the response is sometimes "I always have" or "Alright." or "We would if you wouldn't act so different." or "Never, those who are different must be purged from our midst." Experiences and upbringings are so silly like that.
The problem is that it probably never will be equal, humanity has a need to classify things, including themselves. I'm foggy on the details, but I believe a good example is Northern Ireland as it is/was almost entirely Caucasian. They have religious disputes rather than racial. Protestant and Catholic. The differences are so minor but there's violence? It's just difficult to imagine today.
Ideally, it'd be nice if people could see other people as people and not as a color, sex drive, or belief. Unfortunately, both sides make this very very difficult. The minority always looks at the majority with a strange mix of emotion, mostly with a negative connotation. While the majority in turn may feel that they are pressured to behave a certain way. Which is true. Any sort of negativity towards a minority can, depending on the experiences of the recipient, be taken very terribly.
This is not to say that there aren't blatant forms of prejudice, but that because there is the 'risk' of being misunderstood and thusly punished, there's a tension in the air.
This post in itself comes across as mildly biased, I'm sure. But it's unavoidable. My beliefs are here. My experiences and my ideals. You may agree, and probably had similar experiences as I have. You may disagree or even feel offended, and odds are, your experiences are different. I'm sorry if I have offended you.