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> As a gay man, why specify straight men? It just shows your subconscious thought of gay man = femmy = hr.

I can't say if it was intended that way, but that's not how I read that comment.

I took it to mean that there's a popular cultural attitude that straight men (and more specifically straight white men) are "problematic" and undesirable generally, while gay men are considered different enough from straight men that they're often given a pass in certain circles. In my experience, how many "diversity points" being gay earns you vs the deduction you suffer for being born a man varies widely from setting to setting. It's also been my experience that being gay doesn't carry the same weight in those same crowds that it did decades ago.

I have seen workplaces that promote hiring for diversity which explicitly included LGBT folk as well as racial minorities. Depending on where you live these types of employers may be much harder to find, but a good place to start might be sites like this:

https://equalitycareers.com/

https://lgbt.net/job-seekers/

https://www.diversityjobs.com/

https://pink-jobs.com/

https://www.lgbtqcareernetwork.com/