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You don't find there to be an inherent difference between, wearing a "I'm gay and proud" t-shirt and wearing a "Being gay is shameful and against God" t-shirt?
The first is simply a statement of who the person is. Not really meaningfully different than a Christian wearing a cross or someone who is straight edge drawing x's on the back of his hands. Being gay, by current societal standards, is more provocative than being Christian or being straight edge, but the intent of the message is the same.
The second is a value judgment intended to demean and marginalize another person's identity. It is intended to incite a response because it openly proclaims a belieft that what other people are doing is wrong and they should stop doing it because it is globally offensive.
You've provided precious few morsels about the previous decision. If the t-shirts in those decisions were along the lines of "I'm gay," then the above point stands. If the t-shirts said, "Not being gay is repulsive" or "Anyone who opposes gay marriage should be ashamed," then I suppose we have a fairly common case of reverse discrimination in which the minority receives more rights than the majority due to a societal priority to protect minorities. I'm no fan of reverse discrimination, but it seems to be fairly widespread at this point.
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