Historical note: If EA had emerged in the 1970s era of the gay rights movement rather than the 2010s, I can imagine an alternative history in which some EAs were utterly outraged and offended that gay or lesbian EAs had dared to invite them to a gay or lesbian event.
I think the comparison here is somewhat inapt. The actual case listed in the OP is “casually invit[ing] coworkers to go to sex parties with them to experiment with BDSM toys”. If someone now invited a coworker to a gay sex party I think it would be quite reasonable to consider that unacceptable behaviour, even in the complete absence of homophobia.
I think the comparison here is somewhat inapt. The actual case listed in the OP is “casually invit[ing] coworkers to go to sex parties with them to experiment with BDSM toys”. If someone now invited a coworker to a gay sex party I think it would be quite reasonable to consider that unacceptable behaviour, even in the complete absence of homophobia.