The “insane take” is the idea that sexual orientation is some extraordinary human characteristic

Do you really think that the people memeing about Linux being 'gay' are implying that they are "extraordinary" and that they are better than others because of their sexual orientation? Are you so disconnected from the world at large that you honestly think that is a possibility?

Only a nutter would think that, say the color of one’s eyes or the size of one’s feet make somebody a better or a worse person and, as I see it that’s exactly the same for sexual orientation

Well, that's the thing isn't it? If everyone minded their own business and didn't judge other people based on their sexual orientation, then I'm quite certain no one would feel the need to ever mention it outside of the context of choosing a romantic partner. But that isn't the case is it? 'Recent' history is chock full of people judging others because of their sexuality.

For at least two centuries people have murdered, jailed, beat, persecuted, discriminated against and generally treated 'gay' people like like second class citizens or wicked deviants. Now that it's somewhat safe to be openly gay in certain places, is it really so surprising that they are open and 'proud' of it?

By 'Proud' I do not mean that they think it's extraordinary or that it makes them better than anyone else, I mean they recognize the fact that it IS normal and that they refuse to be ashamed because of it or hide it like they used to have to. It's also a way to show solidarity with other people like them and build communities that support and help each other fight against such bigotry.

Consider the fact that Billions of people still have religions and/or viewpoints that say it's immoral and sinful for 'gay' people to be who they are.

In my eyes the politics of treating sexual orientation abnormally amongst human traits, and dragging it into all sorts of contexts were it is irrelevant, is just an hypocrite distration from actually addressing those things that mater for the quality of life of most people.

I don't see how it's 'hypocritical' for someone to meme about Linux being 'gay', but whatever.

which is why this shit is so popular in the profoundly broken political systems of places like the US and the UK.

It must be nice to live in a Utopian society where no one is judged because of superficial characteristics beyond their control and all forms of bigotry were abolished long, long ago. Where is that btw? For the rest of us, we do have to live in 'profoundly broken' places where idiots and bigots make a big deal out of such things. And it's hardly just the US or the UK, try going to Afghanistan or Sudan, Yemen, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somaliland or Nigeria and proclaim in public that you are LGBT or Q, see how enlightened they are about it.