Thanks but no thanks.

In the media, there are many well-meaning straight celebrities who defend the so-called gay community, (which is no more a community than any other group). But they don't realize that often in their defense they reinforce stereotypes, Most guilty of this are humorists who don't seem to be able to think in any other way. For instance in his book The New New Rules. Bill Maher's essay "Heaven Can Wait" vilifies (and rightly so) Jerry Falwell and rejoices (and rightly so) in the death of this hate-mongering homophobic hypocrite.  However, among his tongue-in-cheek advice to homosexual men is to make "gayness a religion" suggesting, "you're kneeling anyway" which is a vulgar and cheap shot. But worse he closes by saying that he hopes that when Falwell approaches the pearly gates, he is met by "God Himself, wearing a Fire Island muscle shirt and nut-hugger shorts and saying to Jerry in a mighty lisp,'I'm not talking to you'". Thus in a supposedly pro-gay essay, he has used nothing but negative stereotypes, portraying gay men as having constant fellatio, wearing exhibitionist clothing, being only concerned with their bodies, having a lisp, and being petty little "queens" with attitude. Thanks a lot, Bill, but a nation of gay mechanics, cops, firemen, lawyers, servicemen, construction workers, and every other conceivable job description is probably a whole lot better off without your support. Still think you're brilliant, but in this area you're somewhat backward.