Well I read it a few times and the POINT being made by him is that people were somewhat OK with gay jokes in public but now we are more aware and will not tolerate it. Whether that is true or not is debatable as the audience let him know it was not true. The problem the point in his head was that we have progressed to where it is no longer acceptable in public to ridiculte someone for being gay but what came out of his mouth was gargled.
One of those things that sounded better in his head then the way it came out.
I think people who know him will understand the intent and will end up being nothing.
As I said the donors in the audience spoke up for their city but did not seem to shout out in arms against him and criticize him the way the headline implied. I will give FOX credit if they can make anything out of it haha.