[gavanwoolery]

I understand that everyone fights a tough battle (and I do sympathize), but I see humor as a way of bridging that gap, not widening it. Humor is very different from hatred (although a joke can be hateful, in which case its not a good joke to make) - in this case the joke was lame, but I wouldn't say it was hateful. Look at Nick Vujicic who makes jokes about his missing limbs. He has it harder than anyone, but that does not stop him from finding happiness and humor in life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOzsjEmjjHs

Change starts with acceptance, not censorship. If we all hush-hush when it comes to make a joke about a group, they are not comfortably integrated. In order to be an equal, they must be treated as equals, in every respect. I do think things are actually getting better overall for other orientations (I mean, look at what they did to Turing back in the day).