They're bullies because they waited years to get outraged over material that he's since stopped performing out of respect for them. The fact that he's on record as no longer performing that kind of material because as he put it, times are more sensitive, should have sufficed. He also stated the jokes were more about his own insecurities than his son being gay. That was a bone given to the gay community.
That wasn't enough for them though. Truth be told, there's no telling whether him apologizing would have even pacified the mob. But they sure would have loved to see him sniffling and groveling and begging for their forgiveness. I don't blame him for not doing that because they were very much acting like bullies.
They gay community doesn't want tolerance, they want power, they want influence, they want heterosexuals to accept them with open arms and champion them. Difference beats Black folks and homosexuals is the former only seeks to live with equality and opportunity. Not looking for whites approval or acceptance. Homosexuals want to have their cake and eat it too.