Depends on your circle of friends...
I have 2 circles... One that can make jokes about it, laugh at it, work/hang around gay people and be ok with it (as long as no one hits on them)..
And then another circle of friends DO give a fukk.. Very sensitive to gay shyt, gay jokes, being around gays, etc., and I understand it too. its like at one point you could go to a certain area and be like ok.. This shyt is gay. Now it's like no matter where you go.. This shyt could be gay
So I do believe there might not be no coming back depending on your circle of friends.
I can be cordial with old gay friends but I can't just hang around them like I used to... That's just my opinion