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I think the problem is the name and any apparent attention seeking that might be derived from it. Stating you're GLB-friendly, etc, would be fine but the group itself appears to "milk" that by calling itself GLB league, having characters such as "Queerman" (perception springing up again, as the reality is different based on what was said) and so on.
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Sure, but one name doesn't mean the whole SG would be...militant. The whole thing reminds me of the LGB Club that set itself up when I was Student Union President at college. Since, for insurance reasons, a member of the Union had to be present for all meetings, I pulled duty sitting in on a few of these (granted, I mostly stayed in my office for all the meetings of all the groups, after a particularly scary incident with the Thrash Metal Club) but the LGB Club was a tame, relaxed environment where people could be themselves, talk openly (even if they weren't officially out of the closet) and gain support and meet friends. if the SG is something like this, then I think it deserves all the applause and respect it should garner.
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Personally, I've been pretty much every type of -sexual out there. Tran, [censored], bi, tri, auto, hero, villain, cookie....slap a "sexual" suffix to it and there's a pretty big chance I've gone that route at some point.
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Cookie-Sexual? AWESOME!
Oh, of course, of course. Don't get me wrong - I'm not silly enough to believe that one single person is the basis for everyone else. I'm just mentioning how the perception of a group can very well colour other individuals - the first time I left my girlfriend in Holland, for instance, there were a lot of tears (on my side admittedly...she's capable of holding things down, heh) yet people looked at me like I was some blubbery attention-seeking prat.
Probably a dozen examples or so I could list along these lines, but you can probably come up with some of your own in short order, hehe.
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Oh, of course, of course. Don't get me wrong - I'm not silly enough to believe that one single person is the basis for everyone else. I'm just mentioning how the perception of a group can very well colour other individuals
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I'm a Forumite. I'm well aware of this. 
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I'm a Forumite. I'm well aware of this.
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lol XD
Point taken, FG. Point taken.
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As an MMO, the most important aspect of playing is the social aspect to it. If someone feels they want to team with people who've had similar experiences in their life, to befriend and support each other, what's wrong with that? In saying that heterosexual people are allowed to join if they wish, the SG isn't being an exclusive group. It's just a group of like-minded people who enjoy the game.
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I think the problem is the name and any apparent attention seeking that might be derived from it. Stating you're GLB-friendly, etc, would be fine but the group itself appears to "milk" that by calling itself GLB league, having characters such as "Queerman" (perception springing up again, as the reality is different based on what was said) and so on.
Personally, I've been pretty much every type of -sexual out there. Tran, [censored], bi, tri, auto, hero, villain, cookie....slap a "sexual" suffix to it and there's a pretty big chance I've gone that route at some point. Other than the little...uh...attitude problems I had nearer the start of my joining the forum, I like to pride myself on never really making a big deal out of it: empowerment/acceptance are all pretty iffy things to deal with.
That's my take on it anyway; I could be entirely wrong on just what the OP is shooting for here.