I'm not sure what your title means. What is beyond the gay shitstorm? You talk about your opinion about the subject but is that what you see as being beyond or is it the bit about the economy at the end?
As for worrying about work and what people think I guess that's something up to individuals. For me work is work and politics and religion are subjects that are best left for other places. That seems to be partly a generational thing with younger people willing to share more in public. Nothing you posted seemed really outragous to me for what its worth.
