Just as a rainbow symbolizes many things to many different people so does the connotation of many a word. We can all celebrate the symbol of a rainbow especially after a big rainstorm and we can all celebrate gay no matter what our preference as it’s a good old time. The month should be meant for “everyone” not just for those of a certain sexual preference and with that in mine I enjoy the Flintstones version. The Flintstone version could be adopted all year long and I don’t belief anyone would object.
In a free society people should be able to have a consensual adult relationship whatever it might be yet and still have people with different views on such a relationship. Personally we have the right to think as we do and express those views hopefully not in the other word for cigarettes. In other words gay and proud it’s up to you to interpret but let’s not be a jerk wherever our words might go.