Gay friendly? meaning?

[Doc]

I would consider a place to be gay-friendly if I were able to go there with a male partner and we were treated just like everyone else. If no one took any special notice of us. But, in truth, the "gay-friendly" designation makes me a bit queasy. They probably mean well - but IDK, it makes me think of hotels that advertise as "pet-friendly". It's just the idea that gays are somehow a different species.

Yeah, I know, I expect too much --- after all, "gay-friendly" is a lot better than the sign I saw in a dive bar in a small Alabama town ---"Faggot Free Zone".

If that sign were serious and it could be, then its probably not a place to go. I fully support someones right to deny service based off of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or political affiliation as long as that person is owner and receives no public funding.