ive been sitting back and reading ur posts for a while now --
i dont think we are "flaunting" our homosexuality on the board but rather more of being inclusive to all -- gay, straight, bi, transgendered, cross dressers, deaf and hearing worldwide to be able to post questions, political beliefs (to a point where it does not sound offensive), personal beliefs (same applies ive mentioned previously in ref to political) and etc --
we DO have members worldwide of all walks of life even have some hearing members on the board and i believe in including everyone and they have a choice of which forum they wish to participate in -- nobody has said "you MUST participate in the Rainbow (or other) forum all cuz u are a member of AD" -- that would be a big 
to begin with as it is a CHOICE for those who wants to post in the Rainbow or other forums on the board
i do advocate all to be able to be open with eachother and to ask questions if they like as long as the question doesnt seem offensive (or if the person wants to ask but is afraid to think theyre offending they are also free to say "if i have offended, i am sorry but i was curious....") i dont see how that has to be restricted TO the rainbow forum -- it can apply also to other forums on the board -- be it General Discussions, Current Events, Gaming, Penisarium and etc -- if a person chose NOT to answer a question in a post they are free to not do so -- if a person is peeved on someone's post they can say so without having an outright bashing or simply PM the person directly and make peace -- if theres a post that has a direct threat as in threatening a person's life based on his/her lifestyle, religious beliefs, moral beliefs and etc then that is where action has to come in in ref to letting the offending person know he/she is inappropriate in posting that sort of comment
i hope i make sense to u guys -- if i dont, please feel free to post in here or PM me directly
